On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see, establishing that salvation includes the restoration of the deaf and blind, the healing of fundamental disabilities that prevent participation in the community and reception of God's word. The deaf hearing and the blind seeing represent the reversal of the spiritual blindness mentioned earlier in the chapter. The hearing of the words of a book suggests the restoration of the ability to receive and understand prophecy and God's word. The movement from darkness to seeing establishes salvation as an enlightenment and unveiling. The oracle's shift to positive transformation suggests that judgment issues in restoration and healing for those who receive God's purposes. The recovery of the ability to hear and see represents the restoration of those who had been cut off from full participation in the community of faith.

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