Job 33:16

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”

I will raise up a faithful priest for myself who will do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house. He will walk before my anointed forever.

Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.

Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

Saul said, “You are blessed by Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.

and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house.

Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”

But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let’s go from here.

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words.

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.

God gave Solomon abundant wisdom and understanding, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.

joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, that you didn’t obey my voice.

You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them.

But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.

Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights Yahweh’s battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.

The king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.

Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.

Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

But there is a spirit in man, and the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.

“Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh.

To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, Yahweh’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come on us. Yet we have not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our iniquities and have discernment in your truth.

They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

that all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Yes, you didn’t hear. Yes, you didn’t know. Yes, from of old your ear was not opened, for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.