12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
I’m not sure what the point is of this proverb. Is it that just as both senses have one maker, all people , though different are from the same God (see Pro. 22.2)? Or is it that the Lord has given me eyes and ears to perceive the way things are? Maybe it means something totally different. Anyway this proverb came to mind today.
The John Gill Exposition has a lot on this one proverb. I liked what he said about the seeing eye being figurative for the civil magistrate, and the hearing ear being the obedent subject. That makes sense. But also the commentary made me think to Jesus’ statement to those who have ears to hear. The Lord not only made a way for us to connect to Him, it is only by His power that we ever do.
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