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THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING
Erik Weihenmayer is blind, yet on May 25, 2001 (Nepal time), he reached the peak of Mt.
Everest.
Suffering from a degenerative eye disease, he lost his sight when he was 13, but that didn’t stop him.
On a mountain where 90 percent of climbers never make it to the top—and 165 have died trying since 1953—Erik succeeded, in large measure because he listened well.
He listened to the little bell tied to the back of the climber in front of him, so he would know what direction to go.
He listened to the voice of teammates who would shout back to him, “Death fall two feet to your right!” so he would know what direction not to go.
He listened to the sound of his pick jabbing the ice, so he would know whether the ice was safe to cross.
When we take a perilous journey, listening well can make all the difference.
Citation: Source: Time (6-18-01); Bill White; Paramount, California
TO God’s Word and His Spokesmen
See Ps 81:8; 2 Ch 20:15,20
To Jesus Christ
To Words of Wisdom
See also Ps 34:11; Pr 5:7; Pr 7:24; Pr 8:32–34; Pr 12:15; Pr 13:1; Pr 15:31; Lk 2:46; Jas 2:5
THE WICKED REFUSE TO LISTEN TO GOD
See also Ex 7:13 Pharaoh’s refusal to listen; 2 Ki 17:14; 2 Ki 17:40; 2 Ki 18:12; Ne 9:17; Ps 81:11; Is 65:12
It is a particular emphasis of the prophecy of Jeremiah that the people have refused to listen to God’s voice:
Je 7:13; Je 7:26–27; Je 12:17; Je 13:11; Je 17:23; Je 22:21; Je 25:3; Je 25:7; Je 29:19; Je 32:33; Je 34:14; Je 35:15; Je 35:17; Je 37:2; Je 38:15; Je 44:5; Je 44:16
SEE MAL 2:2
Those who refuse to listen to correction are condemned
Matthew 18:15–17 (NASB95)
15 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
16 “But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.
17 “If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
God’s people must not only listen to God’s word but also put it into practice
Lk 11:28; Jas 1:22–24 In Hebrew and Greek the verb “listen” is related by the verb “to obey”.
See also Eze 33:32; Mt 7:24–27; Ro 2:13
Examples of people listening
Ge 18:10 Sarah at the tent entrance; Ge 27:5 Rebekah to Isaac; 1 Sa 3:9–10 Samuel to God; Pr 19:27 a son to instruction; Lk 2:46 Jesus Christ to the teachers of the law
The crowds to Jesus Christ:
Lk 5:1; Lk 20:45
Lk 10:39 Mary to Jesus Christ
People to the apostles:
Ac 16:14; Ac 16:25;
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