We therefore have scriptural support for the idea that the “messenger of Satan” can be something physical. Paul also referred to his “thorn” as “a messenger of Satan.” We know that the devil afflicted Job with a physical malady (Job 2:7) and caused physical deformity to a woman (Luke 13:16). Some have suggested that this may have been a chronic eye disease or an injury suffered when he was stoned in Lystra (Acts 14:19,20). He also declared that the Galatians would have plucked out their own eyes and given them to him (Galatians 4:13-15). He spoke of the large letters he used in writing to the Galatians (Galatians 6:11). There is some evidence in Scripture that Paul had an eye problem. We do not know exactly what the affliction was that Paul called his “thorn in the flesh.” It probably was a physical malady. ![]() When we are focused on Him, our own rebellion and worry melts away as we see ourselves where we truly are if we are in Christ, protected in the apple of God's eye.What was the “thorn” that Paul referred to in 2 Corinthians 12:7? ![]() In a similar fashion, we are to keep God and His instructions as the apple of our eyes. He loves and protects even when His people are stubborn and rebellious or are caught in the worst of situations. Both of these verses indicate being in the apple of God's eye as a place of protection.īeing the apple of God's eye means being at the very center of His focus and protection. David is praying for protection from enemies in Psalm 17:8–9 and he uses this phrase: "Keep me as the apple of your eye hide me in the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who do me violence, my deadly enemies who surround me." Deuteronomy 32 showcases the Lord's protective care of the Israelites while they were in the wilderness: "he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye" (Deuteronomy 32:10). If keeping the commandments is equated with having life, it can be inferred that keeping the "teachings as the apple of your eye" is another way of saying the same thing in doing this we are kept safe.īecause we value our sense of sight, we protect our own eyes as much as we are able to. The high value we should place on the teaching is indicated in where we are instructed to keep it-always in eyesight, our primary focus. This proverb may be directed toward a son, but it applies to all of us. He is told to keep the commands of wisdom: "My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you keep my commandments and live keep my teaching as the apple of your eye" (Proverbs 7:1–2). In Proverbs, a son is being instructed in the ways of wisdom. That's an example of being "the little man of the eye." It means you are the center of that person's focus, and they are the center of your focus. If you look someone straight in the eye, you may have noticed that you can see your reflection in their pupil. The pupil is what enables us to see and be seen. In ancient Hebrew, the word ishon is used for "apple" and it is connected to the root word ish, which means "man." When looking at the etymology of the word, we find that the ishon is known as "the little man of the eye." Essentially, the apple of the eye is the pupil. ![]() There are a few verses within the Old Testament that discuss the "apple of the eye," so let's start by talking about what the apple of eye is within a biblical context. What is meant by being the apple of God's eye?
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