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May 13, 2022
Are You Listening?
The central prayer in Judaism quotes Deuteronomy 6:4 and begins with the Hebrew word Shema, which is the command to “hear” or “listen.” Jesus quoted this very verse when asked for the most important commandment. The question is: are you listening? Hearing someone requires listening, and listening demonstrates the desire to hear! If you want to hear God, remember to take the time to listen when you pray.
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Are You Listening? (Out of Zion Episode #109)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Transcript
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Well, when Jesus was asked what was the most important commandment of all, he quoted what's
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known as the Shema.
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Shema is the Hebrew word for hear or listen.
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So my question for you today is, are you listening?
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Well welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional when I try to just share a little
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bit of inspiration and bring a little bit of peace to the close of your very busy week.
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The Shema is actually the central prayer in all of Judaism.
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And the Jewish people around the world pray it several times a day.
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The Shema is the first prayer taught to a Jewish child when they start speaking and it
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is the last prayer a Jew is taught to say on their deathbed.
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It is called Shema because that's the first word of the prayer which is a command to hear
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or to listen in English.
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The entire daily prayer is composed of three biblical passages.
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The first is from Deuteronomy 6.4 which is the commandment to love the Lord thy God with
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all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
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So this is what this is the part of the prayer I want to focus on today.
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When asked to identify the most important commandment of the Bible, Jesus quoted the
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Shema and he said, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the
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Lord is one, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
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and with all your mind, and all your strength.
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This is the first commandment.
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So according to Jesus, this commandment was the foremost biblical commandment for his
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disciples and all who would follow him.
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So hearing someone is all about listening to them which implies relationship.
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God wants a relationship with you and he wants you to care enough about that relationship
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to want to listen to him.
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So don't just pray and fret.
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Be quiet and listen.
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Study and learn and you will come to love him with all your heart, with all your soul,
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and your strength.
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So as you take a little Shabbat break this weekend, take some time to be quiet and just
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listen to his voice.
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He wants to speak to you so you can get to know him.
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The better you know him, the more in love with him you will be.
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So Shema, O Israel, and all you followers of the God of Israel.
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And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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Well, when Jesus was asked what was the most important commandment of all, he quoted what's
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00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:08,200
known as the Shema.
3
00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,880
Shema is the Hebrew word for hear or listen.
4
00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,480
So my question for you today is, are you listening?
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00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,600
Well welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional when I try to just share a little
6
00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:29,120
bit of inspiration and bring a little bit of peace to the close of your very busy week.
7
00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:34,400
The Shema is actually the central prayer in all of Judaism.
8
00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:39,040
And the Jewish people around the world pray it several times a day.
9
00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,840
The Shema is the first prayer taught to a Jewish child when they start speaking and it
10
00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:49,360
is the last prayer a Jew is taught to say on their deathbed.
11
00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:56,360
It is called Shema because that's the first word of the prayer which is a command to hear
12
00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,080
or to listen in English.
13
00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:04,600
The entire daily prayer is composed of three biblical passages.
14
00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:11,040
The first is from Deuteronomy 6.4 which is the commandment to love the Lord thy God with
15
00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,840
all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
16
00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:19,920
So this is what this is the part of the prayer I want to focus on today.
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00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:26,840
When asked to identify the most important commandment of the Bible, Jesus quoted the
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Shema and he said, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the
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00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:41,560
Lord is one, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
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and with all your mind, and all your strength.
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This is the first commandment.
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So according to Jesus, this commandment was the foremost biblical commandment for his
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disciples and all who would follow him.
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00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:07,240
So hearing someone is all about listening to them which implies relationship.
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00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:14,640
God wants a relationship with you and he wants you to care enough about that relationship
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00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,680
to want to listen to him.
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00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,440
So don't just pray and fret.
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Be quiet and listen.
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00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:32,680
Study and learn and you will come to love him with all your heart, with all your soul,
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and your strength.
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00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:39,640
So as you take a little Shabbat break this weekend, take some time to be quiet and just
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listen to his voice.
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He wants to speak to you so you can get to know him.
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The better you know him, the more in love with him you will be.
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So Shema, O Israel, and all you followers of the God of Israel.
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And with that, I wish you a Shabbat Shalom.
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