Dictionary of Bible Themes In Scripture, both physical hearing and spiritual apprehension. God hears the prayers of his people and the cry of the oppressed. People must hear and respond to God's word. 2 Samuel 22:7Divine hearing See also God hears the prayers of his people Psalms 3:4Isaiah 65:24 John 11:41-42 1 Peter 3:12 Psalms 34:15 Numbers 11:1 See also God hears the grumbling of his people Exodus 16:7-9,11-12Numbers 12:1-2; 14:27 James 5:4 See also God hears the cry of the oppressed Exodus 3:7Psalms 94:9 Isaiah 59:1-2 See also God does not hear the unrighteous Psalms 66:18Isaiah 1:15 Jeremiah 11:11,14 Ezekiel 8:18 Amos 5:23 John 9:31 1 Kings 18:26-27 Psalms 115:6; 135:17 Other gods cannot hear Isaiah 46:7Deuteronomy 5:1 Hearing the word of God Ephesians 1:13The importance of hearing God's word See also Deuteronomy 4:1Jeremiah 2:4; 7:2 Micah 1:2 Matthew 13:16-17 John 5:24 Romans 10:17 pp Lk 10:23-24 Matthew 11:15See also Having ears to hear Matthew 13:9Mark 4:9,23 Luke 8:8 Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22 Hebrews 4:2 See also The gospel must not only be heard but accepted and acted on Matthew 7:24-27Mark 4:14-20 Romans 2:13 pp Mt 13:19-23 Galatians 3:2,5pp Lk 8:11-15 1 Thessalonians 2:13James 1:22-24 Acts 16:14 See also It is God who grants effective hearing Proverbs 20:12Isaiah 50:5 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 Jeremiah 6:10 See also Some people refuse to hear God's word Isaiah 42:18-20Ezekiel 12:2 Acts 7:51 2 Timothy 4:4 Matthew 13:10-15 God denies the effective hearing of his word to those who stubbornly resist him See also pp Mk 4:10-12 Isaiah 6:9-10pp Lk 8:9-10 John 8:43Acts 28:26-27 Romans 11:8 Deuteronomy 29:4 Isaiah 29:10 Acts 22:14-15 The first Christians witnessed to what they had heard See also Acts 4:20Hebrews 2:3 1 John 1:1 Mark 7:35-37 Physical hearing was restored by Jesus Christ See also Matthew 11:5pp Lk 7:22 John 5:25The dead will hear the voice of the Son of God See also John 5:28-29; 11:43-44See also 1210 God, human descriptions2351 Christ, miracles 2426 gospel, responses 3224 Holy Spirit & preaching 5147 deafness 5149 eyes 5167 mouth 8319 perception, spiritual 8453 obedience 8602 prayer |
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