What the Blind See

The sermon surveys Old Testament figures who were blind and draws a lesson from each. Samson shows that true humility relies on God, Eli shows that turning a blind eye to a problem makes it worse, and the men of Sodom show that hardened sin does not stop at judgment, so repentance is what saves. Isaac and Jacob show that physical sight can fail but spiritual sight does not, Elisha’s servant and the Syrian army show that God’s presence and mercy are greater than any enemy, and Zedekiah shows that ignoring God’s message costs everything. The sermon closes by asking what keeps each listener from seeing what they ought to see. The service also includes an earlier class on Egyptian archaeology, covering the early pyramids and how they relate to Genesis.