Listen and Hear My Voice

Isaiah 28:23 (NRSV)

23 Listen, and hear my voice; Pay attention, and hear my speech.

God’s Plan:

Deuteronomy 30:20 (NIV)

20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Numbers 12:6–8 (NRSV)

6 And he said, “Hear my words: When there are prophets among you, I the Lord make myself known to them in visions; I speak to them in dreams. 7 Not so with my servant Moses; he is entrusted with all my house. 8 With him I speak face to face—clearly, not in riddles; and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Amos 3:7 (NRSV)

7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

2 Chronicles 24:19 (NRSV)

19 Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord; they testified against them, but they would not listen.

Proverbs 8:4 (NIV)

4 “To you, O people, I call out;I raise my voice to all mankind.

Amos 4:13 (NIV)

13 He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.

Proverbs 1:23 (NRSV)

23 Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.

John 14:26 (NRSV)

26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.

*Deuteronomy 6:6–7 (NRSV)

6 Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.

7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.

*Jeremiah 31:33–34 (NRSV)

33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

*Hebrews 4:12 (NRSV)

12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

+2 Peter 1:19–21 (NRSV)

19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

+Mark 13:11 (NRSV)

11 When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

+Exodus 4:11–12 (NRSV)

11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak.”

1 Samuel 3:21 (NRSV)

21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

God Gave Authority to:

Deuteronomy 31:14 (NRSV) Joshua

14 The Lord said to Moses, “Your time to die is near; call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting,

Acts 13:22 (NRSV) David

22 When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.’

2 Samuel 23:2 (NRSV) David

2 The spirit of the Lord speaks through me,

his word is upon my tongue.

2 Chronicles 29:30 (NRSV) Asaph

30 King Hezekiah and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of the seer Asaph. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.

1 Kings 10:24 (NRSV) Solomon

24 The whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.

Isaiah 1:1 (NRSV) Isaiah

1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Jeremiah 7:1 (NRSV) Jeremiah

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

Ezekiel 1:3 (NRSV) Ezekiel

3 the word of the Lord came to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on him there.

Hosea 1:1 (NRSV) Hosea

1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and in the days of King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel.

Joel 1:1 (NRSV) Joel

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

1 Samuel 1:27–28 (NRSV) Samuel

27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him. 28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.”

She left him there for the Lord.

Ezra 7:6 (NRSV) Ezra

6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

The Word Through Jesus:

Mark 9:7 (NRSV) Jesus

7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!”

John 14:10 (NRSV) Jesus

10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

John 10:27 (NRSV) Jesus

27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

Deuteronomy 18:15 (NRSV) Jesus

15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet.

John 5:39 (NRSV) Jesus

39 “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf.

Isaiah 49:6–7 (NRSV) Jesus

6 he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the slave of rulers, “Kings shall see and stand up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

Acts 26:12–18 (NRSV) Paul

12 “With this in mind, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests, 13 when at midday along the road, your Excellency, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions. 14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.’ 15 I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you. 17 I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

John 15:26–27 (NRSV) Disciples

26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. 27 You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.

Revelation 1:1–3 (NRSV) John

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and who keep what is written in it; for the time is near.

Revelation 13:9 (NRSV)

9 Let anyone who has an ear listen:

Jesus Authorizing Books of Bible:

Luke 16:31 (NRSV)

31 He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

Luke 24:44 (NRSV)

44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.”

2 Timothy 3:16 (NRSV)

16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Matthew 28:19–20 (NRSV)

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Psalm 95:7 (NRSV)

7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would listen to his voice!

Zechariah 7:12 (NRSV)

12 They made their hearts adamant in order not to hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.

Power of God’s Word:

Isaiah 14:24 (NKJV)

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:

Hebrews 11:2–3 (NRSV)

2 Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

Deuteronomy 29:29 (NRSV)

29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and to our children forever, to observe all the words of this law.

Sound of the Lord’s Voice:

1 Kings 19:11–12 (HCSB)

11 Then He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.”

At that moment, the Lord passed by. A great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper.

Matthew 10:27 (HCSB)

27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

Instructions:

Proverbs 4:1 (NRSV)

1 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;

Matthew 23:9 (NRSV)

9 And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.

Matthew 6:9–13 (NRSV) — 9 “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

Deuteronomy 4:29 (NRSV) — 29 From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul.

Isaiah 48:3 (NRSV) — 3 The former things I declared long ago, they went out from my mouth and I made them known; then suddenly I did them and they came to pass.