• Hebrew
    • שָׁמַע shama
    • I Kings 18:26 - עָנָה anah
    • To prick up the ears. Psalm 10:17 - קָשַׁב qashab
  • Greek
    • ἀ****κούω (akouo) – Acts 9:7; 22:9
    • εἰσακούω (eisakouo) – to hear and obey
    • διακούω (diakouo) – formal, legal hearing – Acts 23:35
    • ἐπακούω **(**epikouo) – to hear with favor – II Corinthians 6:2
    • π****ροακούω **(**proakouo) – Colossians 1:5
    • π****αρακούω **(**parakouo) – hear partially – Matthew 18:15-17
  • Old Testament usage
    • I Chronicles 14:15 – to hear
    • Listening to or perceiving God’s Word – Deuteronomy 4:10
    • Hearing and heeding God’s Word – Deuteronomy 30:14-18; Isaiah 30:9
    • Hearing as a command – Jeremiah 10:1
    • Instruction – Proverbs 4:1
  • New Testament usage
    • Reception of sound – Matthew 11:4-5
    • Listing to God’s Word to understand what it says. Luke 6:27
    • Heeding God’s Word – John 5:25; I Timothy 4:16
    • Command or admonition – Acts 7:2
    • Introduction of instruction – Matthew 13:18; 17:5
  • Lessons to learn
    • Faith demands hearing God’s Word.
      • Romans 10:17
      • God’s Word must be heard and then acted upon.
      • Isiah 66:1-2
    • We are called to hear God’s Word.
      • Isaiah 45:22
      • Hebrews 1:1
      • John 1:4
      • Revelation 21:23
    • We need to take care how we hear and make application in our lives.