19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. …
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. …
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-21)Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Gen. 21:14. Abraham’s obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy— early in the morning , we may suppose immediately after he had, in the night’s visions, received orders to do this. It was also submissive; it was contrary to his judgment, at least to his own inclination, to do it; yet as soon as h…
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