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I. Hebraic Insights That Deepen Our Thinking

1.  Listen and Obey

1. Read Ps. 4:1, then 2Ch. 6:19–27, which focuses on God “hearing” our oaths and prayers. How
    does knowing the Hebraic meaning of “hear” enrich your understanding of these words?
2. a. Read 1Sa. 1:20, where Hannah names her son Samuel, Shmu-el, which means “heard of     God” or “God listened.” What is implied in his name?
    b. Read the story of God’s talking to Samuel in 1Sa. 3:1–11. How does “listening” factor into     the story? Why was Samuel given an important message that was intended for Eli?
3. Read Eze. 12:2, about people with eyes and ears that seem not to work. What did that really
   mean?
4. How good a “listener” are you, in actually “doing” what God tells you? Read Jesus’ words in
    Mt. 5:11–48. What is speaking most loudly to you? Choose one statement that you will “hear”
    by actually doing.

2.  Knowledge of God

1. Read the story of the tree of the “knowledge of good and evil” in Ge. 2:16–17 and 3:1–7. How
   does the idea of “knowledge” as personal experience affect your reading of that text?
2. A very literal translation of Pr. 12:10 is, “The righteous person knows the life of his animal.”
    Look it up in several Bible translations. How does the Hebraic definition of “know” fit with how it
    is translated?
3. Read Jer. 9:23–24. From these verses, what are the implications of knowing God experientially
    and devotionally?
4. How well do you feel you “know” the Lord experientially and evotionally in your life? A little or a
    lot?

3.  Fear, Awe, and Reverence

4.  Law and Instruction

5.  A Judge as a Savior?

6.  How Is Your Peace?

7.  Remembering Sins

8.  Salvation in This Life