John 12:40: “He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart and be converted, and I shall heal them.” This passage has always been a great mystery to me. I have examined this word tetyphloken (He has blinded) in the
Isaiah 42:16: “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known.” “Adversity is the first path to truth.” Lord Byron Commentators have covered every base as to who the blind are. Some say it is Gentiles, some say Israel,
WORD STUDY: WICKED Isaiah 5:23: “Which justify the wicked for the reward and take the righteousness from the righteous from him.” Wicked – Hebrew: rasha – A term used for merchants who use false balances The NIV probably has the clearest rendering for Isaiah 5:23: “Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice
