Hear THIS
“Hear this, please …” (Mic 3:9)
Most of us
are familiar with a particular verse from Deuteronomy 6 ("Sh'ma,
Yisra'el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai 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 an impression of something 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 care and LISTEN to all these words that I am commanding you, so
that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do
what is good and right in the eyes of Adonai your God.” (Deu 12:28 TLV, emphasis mine)
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