Sermon Tone Analysis

MY Fathers Eyes.

We fall in love when we look into each others eyes.

My mother would look down the pew, and I got a message.

There is something that happens when we look into others eyes.

There needs to be a place where we see God’s eyes, he looks and we look back.

God sees the giant picture, we see a pointed view.

1. God see us through a eyes of love and compassion.

The eyes of the Lord or in every place.

2 chronicles 16:9 The eyes of the Lord run...

He is looking to the whole earth.

God extends mercy before judgment.

God sees the big picture.

Jesus christ is the answer to every persons needs.

God is looking for people who will respond to his grace, are you one of those people.

15:3.

The eyes of the Lord

The equally striking 2 Chronicles 16:9 brings out God’s saving purpose in this.

Our present verse shows the range and persistence of this scrutiny; verse 11 its penetration; verses 8, 9 its sensitivity.

Ver.

3.—The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding—keeping watch on—the evil and the good.

The omnipresence and omniscience of Jehovah, the covenant God, is strongly insisted upon, and the sacred name recurs continually in this and the next chapter, and indeed throughout this Book of the Proverbs (see Wordsworth, in loc.).

The LXX. renders the verb σκοπεύουσι, “are watching,” as from a tower or high place.

To the usual references we may add Ecclus.

15:18, 19; 23:19, 20.

Corn.

à Lapide quotes Prudentius’s hymn, used in the Latin Church at Thursday Lauds—

“Speculator adstat desuper,

Qui nos diebus omnibus

Actusque nostros prospicit

A luce prima in vesperum.”

“For God our Maker, ever nigh,

Surveys us with a watchful eye;

Our every thought and act he knows,

From early dawn to daylight’s close.”

15:3 keep watch over the evil and the good Yahweh sees the ways of all people (Prov 5:21).

The Psalms portray Him as examining humanity from His heavenly throne (Psa 11:4–5).

He watches so He can eventually bring all actions under His judgment (Eccl 12:14).

Prov.

15:3.

The connection of the dual עֵינַיִם with the plur. of the adjective, which does not admit of a dual, is like 6:17, cf.

18.

But the first line is a sentence by itself, to which the second line gives a closer determination, as showing how the eyes of God are everywhere (cf. 2 Chron.

16:9, after Zech.

4:10) abroad over the whole earth, viz., beholding with penetrating look the evil and the good (צָפָה, to hold to, to observe, cf.

ἐπιβλέποντες, Sir.

23:19), i.e., examining men whether they are good or evil, and keeping them closely before His eyes, so that nothing escapes him.

This universal inspection, this omniscience of God, has an alarming but also a comforting side.

The proverb seeks first to warn, therefore it speaks first of the evil.

Verse 3

The great truths of divinity are of great use to enforce the precepts of morality, and none more than this—That the eye of God is always upon the children of men. 1.

An eye to discern all, not only from which nothing can be concealed, but by which every thing is actually inspected, and nothing overlooked or looked slightly upon: The eyes of the Lord are in every place; for he not only sees all from on high (Ps.

33:13), but he is every where present.

Angels are full of eyes (Rev.

4:8), but God is all eye.

It denotes not only his omniscience, that he sees all, but his universal providence, that he upholds and governs all.

Secret sins, services, and sorrows, are under his eye.

2.

An eye to distinguish both persons and actions.

He beholds the evil and the good, is displeased with the evil and approves of the good, and will judge men according to the sight of his eyes, Ps. 1:6; 11:4.

The wicked shall not go unpunished, nor the righteous unrewarded, for God has his eye upon both and knows their true character; this speaks as much comfort to saints as terror to sinners.

15:3.

In His omniscience God sees and knows what everyone does (cf.

5:21; Heb.

4:13; also note the eyes of the LORD in 2 Chron.

16:9), keeping watch like a watchman guarding a city.

Wicked people should be warned and good people comforted by this truth.

He sees even death and destruction (Prov.

15:11).

The second line of verse 3 is a participial clause that completes the thought of the first line, so this verse has synthetic parallelism (see “Literary Style” in the Introduction).

Beholding.

Better, “keeping watch.”

Sometimes children are given the impression that God watches them in order to find cause for blame; but our heavenly Father watches with the pitiful, loving eye of One who knows the frailty of our nature (see Heb. 4:13; Ps. 33:13; 90:8; 103:13, 14).

15:3 God is omniscient, that is, He knows everything.

His eyes are in every place.

Nothing is hidden from Him.

He is keeping watch over every word, act, thought, and motive, both on the evil and the good.

This caused David to exclaim, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it” (Ps.

139:6).

15:3 That the eyes of the LORD are in every place watching everything chills those who do evil and comforts those who submit to Him (see Eccl. 12:14).

3. The wise man does not just believe in God; he believes in the God who is always there.

In every moment Yahweh is beholding all he says and does.

Not one word or deed escapes His knowing eye.

He beholds the evil man and weighs each action until his iniquity is full (Gen 15:16).

He compassionately watches the good man and is ever ready to come to his aid (Ps 25:15–17).

My Father's Eyes, I long for, to see things as He does.

Still loving man with all His heart, yet tortured as He was.

He did not judge them by their words, or take account of sin.

But looked on with compassion, and hoped to call them friend.

My Father's eyes, I long for, not looking at my pain, Or focusing on worldly things, to see what I can gain.

Not eyes that see with judgement, ready to condemn.

Oh Father, give me eyes like Yours, reflecting Love within.

The Father's Eyes

This teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship.

Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering.

He never missed a game.

This young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school.

But his father continued to encourage him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn't want to.

But the young man loved Football and decided to hang in there.

He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior.

All through high school he never missed a practice nor a game, but remained a bench warmer all four years.

His faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.

When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the team as a "walk-on."

Everyone was sure that he could never make the cut, but he did.

The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul into every practice and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.

The news that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father.

His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games.

This persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in the game.

It was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram.