The Apple of the Eye

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The Apple of the Eye

• Cherished by God
• and Cherishing Gods Word

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The Apple of the Eye

• Deuteronomy 3210
• He found him in a desert land, And in the waste
  howling wilderness He compassed him about, he
  cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his
  eye.
• Psalm 178Keep me as the apple of the eye Hide
  me under the shadow of thy wings,
• Proverbs 72Keep my commandments and live And
  my law as the apple of thine eye.
• Lamentations 218Their heart cried unto the
  Lord O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears
  run down like a river day and night Give thyself
  no respite let not the apple of thine eye cease.
• Zechariah 28For thus saith Jehovah of hosts
  After glory hath he sent me unto the nations
  which plundered you for he that toucheth you
  toucheth the apple of his eye.

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The Apple of the Eye

• The Hebrew phrase is lit. the little man of the
  eye 'iyshown 'ayin (????? ???) referring to the
  small image of a persons reflection seen in the
  pupil (Deut. 3210 Prov. 72)
• The Hebrew phrase in Psalm 178 and Lam. 218 is
  the daughter of the eye (Heb. bath) in
  Zechariah 28 it is the gate of the eye (Heb.
  babah)
• The Latin word pupil refers to a small child
  again referring to the small image in the pupil

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The Apple of the Eye

• The LXX has the apple of the eye in Deut.
  3210 Psa. 178 Zech. 28 (Gr. koreen, a little
  girl) the pupils of thine eyes in Prov. 72
  (Gr. koras, young girl) the apple of thine
  eyes (Gr. thugater, daughter)
• The English phrase apple of the eye refers to
  the pupil of the eye because an apple is small
  and round like the pupil (see NASV)
  figuratively, it means cherished precious
  carefully protected

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The Apple of the Eye

• God cherishes for his people
• Through providence (Mt. 626)
• Through provisions (Heb. 1025)
• Through patience (Rom. 24 2 Pet. 39 Rev. 221)

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The Apple of the Eye

• Gods people are cherished by God (Deut. 3210
  Eph. 13ff)
• But some among the cherished do not continue to
  follow God (Deut. 3215ff Heb. 64-6)
• The cherished state does not mean that no
  punishment will follow (Deut. 3221ff Mt. 2546)

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The Apple of the Eye

• Gods people must cherish Gods word
• Gods word must be keep, lay up, bind
  them, write them, say (Prov. 71-5)
• Gods word must be most desirable (Psa. 1910
  1191ff Job 2312)
• Gods word must not be considered outdated,
  unreliable, or powerless

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The Apple of the Eye

• To cherish God and His word our eye must be
  single focused, clear (Mt. 622-23 Lk.
  2234)
• Do we need a spiritual eye exam (Mt. 1315
  Eph. 118)?