When they did understand - ח
Isa 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Job 15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Ps 19:8 The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.
Ps 73:7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Pr 4:21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Pr 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Like the riddle of the chicken that crossed the road, these verses illustrate another important tool to put into your toolbox for Biblical interpretation.
When there are two things which are closely associated, they are two views of the same thing. One is spiritual and one is physical.
The heavens and the earth are two aspects of one creation or one universe. The eyes and the heart are both related to understanding. The eyes speak of intellectual understanding and the heart speaks of spiritual understanding.
Now just for fun draw a dalet ד This is the spoken word, the result of a spoken word, or a commandment. On the left side draw a line half way up: this is a hei ה and represents hearing the word of the dalet, but not understanding it. Now draw the same line all the way up. This is the chet ח and represents seeing, or understanding, the word of God. It's cool that the letters are related to each other in this way.
What did the bride understand?
This is a great question! It is a critical question! The answer tells us how the bride is distinguished from all others. The answer goes back to the very purpose of creation and revelation. The bride understands that God alone is God.
We usurp God's prerogative when we choose things to be good or evil for ourselves. We become fake gods, which is the heart of the war between heaven and earth. The bride is reconciled to God by declaring him to be the only God. [1]
In the military it is inappropriate for officers and enlisted to fraternize since such relation destroy good order in the chain of command. How much greater is the difference between God and man, and how much more offensive to God that man should act like his equal? This is universal sin. By instinct we act like God; choosing good an evil for ourselves, as if there were no God.
We choose to do this or that because we think it is a good thing to do, not even considering if God thinks it is a good thing to do. We alone are god to us; at war with God. This is why our works are worthless [2] They are our works, not the works that God has created for us. [3]
God first declared that he was holy with : Let there be light! and ever since has been trying to teach man that he alone is God. The bride consists of those who understand this.
References
- ↑ Pr 9:10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
- ↑ Isa 64:6 ¶ But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
- ↑ Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
