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5 Mose 13:16

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16 Und alle ihre Beute sollst du mitten auf ihren Platz zusammentragen und die Stadt und alle ihre Beute Jehova, deinem Gott, gänzlich mit Feuer verbrennen; und sie soll ein Schutthaufen sein ewiglich, sie soll nicht wieder aufgebaut werden.

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It's common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes sense that the eyes, which allow us to see, represent the intellect, which allows us to understand spiritual things. This can also be used in the negative, of course; the Bible speaks of people having eyes and refusing to see, and the Lord when He was in the world advised plucking out an offending eye. These represent a refusal to acknowledge truth, or being misled by falsity.