- Follow, continued:
- Follower qualities, skills, traits (continued):
- Courage – Ezra 10:2-4
- Service – Luke 9:43-48; 1:38; James 1:1
- Communication – II Kings 5:11-14
- Competence – II Timothy 2:15
- Confidence – I John 2:28
- Stable/sober – Titus 1:8; 2:2, 4, 6
- Engagement – I John 4:9; John 8:12; Matthew 5:14-16; Mark 16:15
- Speak
- Old Testament
- 354 time (spoke 431 times – history)
- 39 Jeremiah, 38 Psalms, 32 Numbers
- New Testament
- Speak or spoke 194 times
- 43 John, 32 Acts and I Corinthians; 15 Matthew
- 104 in the gospels
- Old Testament words (Hebrew)
- דָּבַר (d__ā__ḇǎr) – to arrange words; to declare; to promise; rehearse or say; to teach
- Exodus 6:!1
- אָמַר (ʾām__ǎr) – to say; to answer
- New Testament words (Greek)
- λαλέω (lale__ō) – to talk; to utter words; to preach; to say
- λέγω (leg__ō) – to lay forth or relate, to call, describe, name or speak
- Eleven other words used; two twice
- Mark 9:39 – two words in combination
- Past tense vs. present tense
- Scripture contains records of speech
- Much of “speech” denotes God speaking.
- Many passages record people speaking
- Some record things spoken by angels
- Much is in historical context
- Some is in instructional context
- God speaks
- Old Testament
- Directly – Genesis 8:15; 9:8
- Through angels – Judges 2:1-4
- Through prophets – I Kings 16:12
- Old Testament
- דָּבַר (d__ā__ḇǎr) – to arrange words; to declare; to promise; rehearse or say; to teach
- Old Testament
- Follower qualities, skills, traits (continued):
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