Why do we say it

Have you ever wondered where some of our common, yet occasionally odd expressions come from? It should be no surprise that many come right out of the Bible. Listed below are some of these expressions and their origins. Please check back often, as more will be added.

Old as the Hills	"Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?” Job 15:7 (NIV)
The Book of Job tells the story of Job, his trials at the hands Satan, his theological discussions with friends on the origins and nature of his suffering, his challenge to God, and finally a response from God. Job's friends do not waver from their belief that Job must have sinned to incite God's punishment. Job's friends increasingly berate him for refusing to confess his sins, although they themselves are at a loss as to which sin he has committed. The three friends continue to argue that Job must have sinned, and therefore must deserve his misfortune. His friend Eliphaz asks him "Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?” Job 15:7 (NIV). In other words: “Are you so old that you were the first man born or are you even older than that—older than the hills?” We continue to use this phrase to mean exceedingly or immeasurably old.
The Apple of My Eye	Deuteronomy 32:10, “In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye” In Proverbs 7:2, Solomon says, “Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye” In Psalm 17:8 David says, “Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings” In Zechariah 2:8, “For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye-“
The famous American - English expression, “Apple of My Eye”, can be more properly referred to as an idiom. An Idiom is a common, everyday phrase or expression or saying whose meaning cannot be understood by the individual words or elements. A phrase, proverb, or slang that is peculiar to a people or to a district, community or class. It means something, or more typically someone, cherished above others—an object of affection. It is most commonly used to describe a son or daughter being the apple of their parent’s eye—the pride of the family. It was used by great writers like Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Sir Walter Scott (Old Mortality), but its origins are from an even greater book, The Bible. This “street slang” has been around since Moses. This expression makes its first appearance in Deuteronomy 32:10. In the Song of Moses it is the children of Israel that are the apple of God’s eye. It is mentioned again several more times. Driving home the point that the children of Israel are indeed the apple of their Father’s eye.

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