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	HIDDEN LDS/JEWISH INSIGHTS Lesson #16 New Testament Gospel Doctrine supplement by Daniel Rona Weekly E-mail Reminder << I  W A S  B L I N D,  N O W  I  S E E >> John 9–10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (1.) LIVING WATER SENT FROM GOD: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Hebrew word for "sent" is "shiloach." Water emanating from Jerusalem's Gihon spring filled a pool of water was called the "Pool of Sent," or "Pool of Shiloach, transliterated into the "Pool of Siloam." The "living" (spring) water was sent through Hezekiah's tunnel to be collected and stored for the people's use. Poetically, the Apostle John relates the significant way Jesus healed the blind man as he sent him to the "Pool of Sent" to receive sight by washing his eyes in living water. The "Fountain of Living Waters,"giving sight to the blind man, was sent from God to give us all sight. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (2.) BIBLICAL GUIDELINES IN RESPECTING THE BLIND: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "The Torah commands: "Thou shalt not put a stumbling block before the blind,". . . not only those who are actually blind, but also those who lack understanding of a particular matter. In other words, one must not trick a person who may be "blind" to what he is doing. The Bible also mentions blindness in reference to people who were blind, among them the patriarch Isaac, as well as Eli, the high priest, and Samson." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (3.) HEBREW BRAILLE IS BACKWARDS! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Because (Israelis) . . . have immigrated from all parts of the world, including many backward nations, there is a larger percentage of blind people in Israel than in other Western countries. Nevertheless, in Israel today, blind people can lead a normal life thanks to the fine educational institutions . . . which aid in their job . . . training and rehabilitation . . . they can enjoy a vast amount of literature, biblical, secular, Hebrew and foreign . . . printed in Hebrew braille. (Strangely, Hebrew braille is written from left to right, like English writing.)" "Moreover, Israel has developed machines to further aid blind people. The Transicon is a type of computer which electronically photographs printed material, and converts it into braille script. Thus, a blind man does not have to wait for a particular book to be printed in braille, but can read whatever he pleases." (Encyclopedia Judaica Jr.)
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