Isaías 42:18

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A Cegueira de Israel

18 “Ouçam, surdos;olhem, cegos, e vejam!

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Isaías 42:18 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 42:18

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
] Jarchi and Kimchi think these words are spoken to Israel, who, as Aben Ezra says, were deaf and blind in heart; but they are rather an exhortation to the Gentiles that remained impenitent and unbelieving, and who were deaf to the voice of the Gospel, and blind as to the knowledge of it; and the purport of the exhortation is, that they would make use of their external hearing and sight, which they had, that they might attain to a spiritual hearing and understanding of divine things; "for faith comes by hearing, and hearing the word of God", ( Romans 10:17 ) to hear the Gospel preached, and to look into the Scriptures, and read the word of God, are the means of attaining light and knowledge in spiritual things; and these are within the compass of natural men, who are internally deaf and blind.

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Isaías 42:18 In-Context

16 Conduzirei os cegos por caminhos que eles nĂŁo conheceram,por veredas desconhecidas eu os guiarei;transformarei as trevas em luz diante delese tornarei retos os lugares acidentados.Essas sĂŁo as coisas que farei;nĂŁo os abandonarei.
17 Mas retrocederĂŁo em vergonha totalaqueles que confiam em imagens esculpidas,que dizem aos Ă­dolos fundidos: ‘VocĂȘs sĂŁo nossos deuses’.
18 “Ouçam, surdos;olhem, cegos, e vejam!
19 Quem Ă© cego senĂŁo o meu servo,e surdo senĂŁo o mensageiro que enviei?Quem Ă© cego como aquele que Ă© consagrado a mim,cego como o servo do SENHOR?
20 VocĂȘ viu muitas coisas, mas nĂŁo deu nenhuma atenção;seus ouvidos estĂŁo abertos, mas vocĂȘ nĂŁo ouve nada”.
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