Do you have an evil eye?

[Imalive]

According to Oral Torah, having a 'good-eye' meant giving 1/30th (or perhaps 1/40th) of the corners of your field (Hebrew: Peah) to the poor. Having an 'evil-eye' meant giving only the bare minimum of 1/60th according to the letter of mishnaic law. An 'average-eye' or 'neutral-eye' meant giving 1/50th."

https://juchre.org/articles/eye.htm

 

[MoreCoffee]

According to Oral Torah, having a 'good-eye' meant giving 1/30th (or perhaps 1/40th) of the corners of your field (Hebrew: Peah) to the poor. Having an 'evil-eye' meant giving only the bare minimum of 1/60th according to the letter of mishnaic law. An 'average-eye' or 'neutral-eye' meant giving 1/50th."

https://juchre.org/articles/eye.htm

So it has nothing to do with evil spells or curses then and it has nothing to do with poor eyesight?

 

[Imalive]

So it has nothing to do with evil spells or curses then and it has nothing to do with poor eyesight?

Poor eyesight LOL

 

[MoreCoffee]

Poor eyesight LOL

I thought you'd laugh at that.

 

[Lamb]

That's a different explanation than I'm finding from ancient Jewish beliefs which has a supernatural nature. One site even said that Sarah gave Hagar the evil eye and that caused her to miscarry before she got pregnant with Ishmael.

 

[psalms 91]

Like many things I think there are probably mutiple meanings to this. I know scripture is like that, there is the physical meaning and the spiritual meaning

 

[Imalive]

Like many things I think there are probably mutiple meanings to this. I know scripture is like that, there is the physical meaning and the spiritual meaning

Yes I think so too. In that text that He gave all the workers the same, it has this meaning. Is your eye evil because I'm good?
I found the 50 percent funny though. Nice story for church w the offering.

 

[user1234]

Yes I think so too. In that text that He gave all the workers the same, it has this meaning. Is your eye evil because I'm good?
I found the 50 percent funny though. Nice story for church w the offering.

Hiya Ima!!! No evil eyes here :wink:
Lol, yes, the 50% is funny, it reminds me of a story from a conference teaching, I'll tell later, still laffin about it lol.

Anyways, evil eye....interesting explanation, never heard of it that way, thanks.
But still, we always gotta be careful, the enemy often comes disguised as an angel or messenger of light, even acting like a friend sometimes, (but its selective and seductive) Underneath, though, check the doctrine.

Evil eye, lol. :evil::mischievous::no:ointing:

 

[MoreCoffee]

I have blue eyes. They are pretty

 

[Josiah]

According to Oral Torah, having a 'good-eye' meant giving 1/30th (or perhaps 1/40th) of the corners of your field (Hebrew: Peah) to the poor. Having an 'evil-eye' meant giving only the bare minimum of 1/60th according to the letter of mishnaic law. An 'average-eye' or 'neutral-eye' meant giving 1/50th."

Interesting.... did not know that.

 

[NewCreation435]

my eye doctor told me 2 years ago that I needed progressive glasses (use to be called bifocals). I asked her what we were progressing towards.

She never did answer me.