Hear
THIS
“Hear this, please …” (Mic 3:9)
Most of us are
familiar with a particular verse from Deuteronomy 6 ("Sh'ma, Yisra'el! Yahweh Eloheinu, Yahweh Echad”, Deu 6:4), a verse that is prayed by millions of Jews worldwide, and
many Torah Observant folks as well, several times a day. We understand that Sh’ma (Strong’s H8085) means not only to hear, but also to do, to
perform a corresponding action. We can
also connect the admonishment of James, the brother of Messiah Yeshua, when he
tells us to “become doers of the Word, and not hearers
only”, in order that we would not be open to deception. Clearly, we can comprehend that when our
Elohim tells us to Sh’ma, we had best
be paying attention.
The Hebrew word that
has been translated as ‘this’ in our opening verse is the word zô'th (Strong’s H2063), and implies a sense of requiring
immediate attention, meaning NOW. In other words, this ‘message’ cannot be put off
until such a time as it is more convenient to listen to it; not only is it
urgent and a priority, this ‘message’ demands our full focus. NOW.
In all
honesty, is this not how we should always
consider the words of our Creator?
“TAKE HEED TO LISTEN to all these Words which I am commanding you, in
order that it may be well with you and with your sons after you forever, when
you do that which is good and right in the eyes of YAHWEH your Elohim.” (Deu 12:28 HRB, emphasis mine)
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