'Hearing' in the Bible

Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate.

Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.

How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

Hezekiah gave them a hearing and showed them his whole treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil—and his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

“So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

The king went up to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people from great to small. He read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the Lord’s temple.

Surely you have spoken in my hearing,and I have heard these very words:

The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord made them both.

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—even his prayer is detestable.

All things are wearisome;man is unable to speak.The eye is not satisfied by seeingor the ear filled with hearing.

I heard the Lord of Hosts say:Indeed, many houses will become desolate,grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.

The Lord of Hosts has directly revealed to me:“This sin of yours will never be wiped out.”The Lord God of Hosts has spoken.

Yet as you listen, the childrenthat you have been deprived of will say,‘This place is too small for me;make room for me so that I may settle.’

Only listen to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.

Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

so you must go and read from the scroll—which you wrote at my dictation—the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people at the temple of the Lord on a day of fasting. You must also read them in the hearing of all the Judeans who are coming from their cities.

Then at the Lord’s temple, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read Jeremiah’s words from the scroll.

Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard when Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.

Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.

They said to him, “Sit down and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.

Then they came to the king at the courtyard, having deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and reported everything in the hearing of the king.

The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi then read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing by the king.

He spoke as I listened to the others, “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!

Hear this! The days are coming—this is the declaration of the Lord God—when I will send a famine through the land:not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,but of hearing the words of the Lord.

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

For this people’s heart has grown callous;their ears are hard of hearing,and they have shut their eyes;otherwise they might see with their eyesand hear with their ears,understand with their heartsand turn back—and I would cure them.

Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

When He had concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.

So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so thatLooking they may not see,and hearing they may not understand.

Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant.

The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

But the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about their ambush, came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul.

he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers get here too.” And he ordered that he be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing.

Since Felix was accurately informed about the Way, he adjourned the hearing, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

For the hearts of these peoplehave grown callous,their ears are hard of hearing,and they have shut their eyes;otherwise they might see with their eyesand hear with their ears,understand with their heart,and be converted,and I would heal them.

But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

they simply kept hearing: “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.”

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.