What does "eyes of the wicked will fail" teach about spiritual blindness? Key Verse “ But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.” (Job 11:20) What We Notice Right Away • “Eyes … will fail” – something meant for sight stops working. • The word “wicked” pinpoints the moral problem, not a medical one. • The verse also links failed sight to hopelessness: when vision dies, hope gasps for air. Literal Truth, Spiritual Application Scripture means what it says: the wicked really do lose sight. Yet throughout the Bible, physical language often reveals a deeper, spiritual reality. When God speaks of blind eyes, He is describing souls that refuse the light of truth. Spiritual Blindness Described From Job 11:20 and supporting texts: • Absence of true perception (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). • Inability to understand or enjoy God’s light (John 3:19-20). • Calloused hearts that dull the senses (Matthew 13:14-15). • Futile thinking and darkened understanding (Ephesians 4:17-18). Roots of This Blindness • Sinful rebellion – choosing darkness over light (John 3:19). • Satanic deception – “the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 4:4). • Prideful self-reliance – trusting human wisdom over God’s Word (1 Corinthians 1:20-21). Consequences Highlighted by Job 11:20 1. Failed perception – truth passes before their eyes, yet nothing registers. 2. No escape – without light they cannot find the way out of judgment. 3. Hopelessness – confidence collapses into “a dying gasp.” Contrast: The Sight God Gives • “Open my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law.” (Psalm 119:18) • Jesus: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness.” (John 8:12) • Gospel illumination replaces blindness with sight (Acts 26:18). Living It Out • Treasure the Word—our God-given corrective lenses. • Walk in daily repentance; sin clouds spiritual vision. • Depend on the Holy Spirit, who alone “guides into all truth” (John 16:13). • Share the light—proclaim Christ so that blinded eyes may see. |
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