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In the context of the Bible, the concept of "notice" can be understood as the act of observing, paying attention to, or taking heed of something or someone. This theme is prevalent throughout Scripture, where God, individuals, and nations are called to notice and respond to divine actions, commands, and the needs of others.

Divine Notice

God's ability to notice and be aware of all things is a fundamental aspect of His omniscience. In the Psalms, David acknowledges God's intimate knowledge of human life: "You have searched me, O LORD, and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar" (Psalm 139:1-2). This passage highlights God's comprehensive awareness and His attentive care for His creation.

God's notice is not passive but active, often leading to intervention or judgment. In Exodus, God tells Moses, "I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings" (Exodus 3:7). Here, God's notice results in the deliverance of the Israelites from bondage.

Human Notice of God

Scripture frequently calls individuals to notice and respond to God's works and commands. In Deuteronomy, Moses instructs the Israelites to observe God's laws: "Take notice of all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may be strong and go in and take possession of the land" (Deuteronomy 11:8). This call to notice is an invitation to obedience and faithfulness.

The prophets often urged the people to notice God's actions and warnings. Isaiah calls the people to recognize God's sovereignty and power: "Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number" (Isaiah 40:26). Such exhortations are meant to draw attention to God's majesty and prompt a response of worship and reverence.

Notice of Others

The Bible also emphasizes the importance of noticing and caring for others, particularly the vulnerable and needy. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus illustrates the virtue of noticing and responding to the needs of others. The Samaritan, unlike the priest and Levite, notices the injured man and takes action to help him (Luke 10:33-34). This parable underscores the call to love one's neighbor through attentive compassion.

In the New Testament, believers are encouraged to notice and support one another within the community of faith. The author of Hebrews writes, "And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds" (Hebrews 10:24). This involves being attentive to the spiritual and practical needs of fellow believers, fostering a spirit of mutual encouragement and accountability.

Conclusion

The theme of notice in the Bible encompasses God's attentive care for His creation, the call for humans to observe and respond to God's commands, and the responsibility to notice and care for others. Through these aspects, Scripture reveals the importance of being attentive and responsive in our relationship with God and with one another.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

2. (n.) Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.

3. (n.) An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.

4. (n.) A writing communicating information or warning.

5. (n.) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

6. (v. t.) To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.

7. (v. t.) To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.

8. (v. t.) To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Greek

2990. lanthano -- to escape notice
... to escape notice. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: lanthano Phonetic Spelling:
(lan-than'-o) Short Definition: I am hidden, escape notice Definition: I am ...
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1229. diaggello -- to publish abroad, proclaim
... gel'-lo) Short Definition: I announce throughout, spread the news of Definition:
I announce throughout (the world), spread the news of, give notice of, teach. ...
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4293. prokataggello -- to announce beforehand
... foretell, have notice, show before. From pro and kataggello; to anounce beforehand,
ie Predict, promise -- foretell, have notice, (shew) before. see GREEK pro. ...
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1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... learn (1), learned (1), perceived (1), perceiving (2), put (1), realize (3), recognize
(7), recognized (1), recognizing (1), sure (4), take notice (1), unaware ...
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1953. epilesmone -- forgetfulness
... Cognate: 1953 (from 1950 , "neglect") -- properly, forgetfulness (failing to notice),
emphasizing the natural effects that go with () the neglect (note the ...
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5237. hupereidon -- to overlook
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupereidon Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-i'-do) Short
Definition: I overlook Definition: I overlook, take no notice of, disregard ...
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143. aisthanomai -- to perceive
... perceive, notice. Of uncertain derivation; to apprehend (properly, by the senses) --
perceive. (aisthontai) -- 1 Occurrence. 142, 143. aisthanomai. 144 . ...
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1914. epiblepo -- to look on (with favor)
... sight . 1914 ("to regard, respect") suggests a favorable viewing -- a "preferred"
noticing, giving ("to notice ," , 1, 24.12). ["This ...
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4308. proorao -- to see before
... From pro and horao; to behold in advance, ie (actively) to notice (another) previously,
or (middle voice) to keep in (one's own) view -- foresee, see before. ...
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1950. epilanthanomai -- to forget, neglect
... 1950 (from 1909 , ", fitting" and 2990 , "unnoticed") -- properly, to
overlook, especially that go with failing to notice. 1950 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3045. yada -- to know
... it known (1), make my known (1), make myself known (4), make them known (1), make
your known (1), make yourself known (1), make known (14), notice (2), observe ...
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5234. nakar -- to regard, recognize
... 2), knows (1), partial* (1), partiality* (3), perceived (1), point (1), recognize
(7), recognized (8), regard (1), regards (2), show (3), take notice (1), took ...
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5869. ayin -- an eye
... 1), glares* (1), gleam (3), humble person* (1), knowledge (1), like* (1), look
(4), look* (3), looked* (3), looks* (1), maliciously* (1), notice (1), outward ...
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5674a. abar -- to pass over, through, or by, pass on
... 31), crossed over (17), crossing (5), crossing over (5), current (1), devote (1),
drew across (1), drifting (1), enter (1), escapes the notice (1), ever bring ...
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6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint
... under the charge (1), register (2), see (1), sought (1), suffer (1), summoned (1),
supervisors (1), surely take care (3), take care (1), take notice (1), took ...
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Library

Introductory Notice.
... Introductory Notice. In the fourteenth chapter of the second book of his
Retractations, Augustin makes the following statement: "There ...
/.../augustine/on the catechising of the uninstructed/introductory notice.htm

Introductory Notice
... Introductory Notice. [ad100-200.] The Apostolic Fathers are here understood
as filling up the second century of our era. Iren??us ...
/.../clement/the first epistle of clement to the corinthians/introductory notice.htm

Introductory Notice.
... The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. Introductory Notice. [From
Vol. VII., p.515 of the Ante-Nicene Fathers.] The first ...
//christianbookshelf.org/keith/the epistles of clement/introductory notice.htm

Introductory Notice
... Introductory Notice. By the Editor. St. Augustin speaks of this book in
his Retractations, l. ii. c.63, as follows: "I also wrote ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/the enchiridion/introductory notice.htm

Introductory Notice
... Introductory Notice. The genius of Lactantius suffers a sad transformation when
unclothed of vernacular and stripped of the idiomatic graces of his style. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/lactantius/the divine institutes/introductory notice.htm

Introductory Notice to Methodius.
... Introductory Notice to Methodius. [ad260-312]. ... ii. p. 809) is just such a notice
and outline as would be appropriate here.]. [2488] St. Epiph. H??res., 64, sec. ...
/.../introductory notice to methodius.htm

Introductory Notice to Archelaus.
... Introductory Notice to Archelaus. [ad277.] The Manich??an heresy ... from the
following:" Translator's Introductory Notice. A certain ...
/.../introductory notice to archelaus.htm

Introductory Notice to Cyprian.
... Introductory Notice to Cyprian. [ad200-258.] If Hippolytus reflects the spirit
of Iren??us in all his writings, it is not remarkable. ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/introductory notice to cyprian.htm

Introductory Notice to the Decretals.
... The Decretals. Translated by Rev. SDF Salmond. Introductory Notice to The
Decretals. The learned editors of the Edinburgh series ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/introductory notice to the decretals.htm

Introductory Notice to Arnobius.
... Introductory Notice to Arnobius. [ad297-303.] Arnobius appears ... in the
following:". Translator's Introductory Notice. 1. Arnobius ...
/.../introductory notice to arnobius.htm

Thesaurus

Notice (44 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make
comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. ...Notice (44 Occurrences). ...
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Escape (142 Occurrences)
... to escape danger. 2. (v.) To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by;
to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention. 3. (vi) To ...
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Note (129 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice,
or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. ...
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Observe (216 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice
to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or ...
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Remark (2 Occurrences)
... conspicuous; to point out. 2. (n.) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally;
as, to remark the manner of a speaker. 3. (n.) To express ...
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Regard (230 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice
or remark particularly. ... 9. (vi) To look attentively; to consider; to notice. ...
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Disregard (8 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to
slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of ...
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Pharisees (86 Occurrences)
... Theirs was a very lax morality (Matthew 5:20; 15:4, 8; 23:3, 14, 23, 25; John
8:7). On the first notice of them in the New Testament (Matthew 3:7), they are ...
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Advertise (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence,
to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to ...
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Mary (50 Occurrences)
... After the commencement of our Lord's public ministry little notice is taken of
Mary. ... From this time she wholly disappears from public notice. ...
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Resources

How could Jacob not notice he married Leah instead of Rachel? | GotQuestions.org

Why is the love of money the root of all kinds of evil? | GotQuestions.org

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Notice: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Notice (44 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:31
"It was also said, 'If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'
(WEY)

Matthew 7:3
And why do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye, and not notice the beam which is in your own eye?
(WEY NAS RSV)

Matthew 19:7
"Why then," said they, "did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written notice of divorce,' and so put her away?"
(WEY)

Mark 7:24
From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn't want anyone to know it, but he couldn't escape notice.
(WEB NAS)

Mark 10:4
"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."
(WEY)

Mark 15:26
Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(WEY NIV)

Luke 6:41
And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that 'is' in thine own eye dost not consider?
(See NAS RSV)

Luke 8:47
Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Luke 23:38
An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
(See NIV)

John 19:19
And Pilate wrote a notice and had it fastened to the top of the cross. It ran thus: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(WEY NIV)

John 19:20
Many of the Jews read this notice, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was in three languages--Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
(WEY)

Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 23:15
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
(See RSV)

Acts 26:26
For the King, to whom I speak freely, knows about these matters. I am not to be persuaded that any detail of them has escaped his notice; for these things have not been done in a corner.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 11:22
Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity has descended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
(KJV WBS)

Galatians 3:7
Notice therefore that those who possess faith are true sons of Abraham.
(WEY)

Hebrews 13:23
Know that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.
(See NAS)

James 2:22
You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
(WEY)

James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! He is patient over it till it has received the early and the later rain.
(WEY)

2 Peter 3:5
For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;
(See NAS)

2 Peter 3:8
And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord 'is' as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;
(See NAS)

Genesis 39:7
It happened after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."
(See NIV)

Genesis 46:28
And he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to give notice before he came to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen.
(DBY)

Exodus 2:25
God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.
(See NAS)

Leviticus 4:13
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 21:11
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
(See NIV)

Ruth 2:10
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?"
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ruth 2:19
Her mother-in-law said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you." She showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz."
(Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Ruth 3:4
It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay down; then he will tell you what you shall do."
(See NAS)

2 Samuel 3:36
All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Samuel 9:8
And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 20:10
And Amasa had taken no notice of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him with it in the belly and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
(DBY)

1 Kings 20:7
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him."
(WEB)

2 Kings 3:14
And Elisha said: 'As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
(See NIV)

Job 9:21
I am innocent--I regard not myself, I despise my life.
(See NAS)

Job 35:15
And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
(See NIV)

Psalms 142:4
Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 40:27
Why do you say, O Jacob, such words as these, O Israel, The Lord's eyes are not on my way, and my God gives no attention to my cause?
(See NAS)

Isaiah 58:3
Wherefore have we fasted, and Thou seest not? Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge?'-- Behold, in the day of your fast ye pursue your business, and exact all your labours.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 15:15
Thou, Thou hast known, O Jehovah, Remember me, and inspect me, And take vengeance for me of my pursuers, In Thy long-suffering take me not away, Know -- I have borne for Thee reproach.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 38:14
Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and thou hast said to Gog: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In that day, in the dwelling of My people Israel safely, Dost thou not know?
(See NIV)

Hosea 7:9
Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled 'itself' on him, And he hath not known.
(See NIV)

Jonah 1:6
So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

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