The Old Testament
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Exodus 3:14
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And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
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Exodus 19:5
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"Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine."
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Exodus 19:8
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"All that the Lord has spoken we will do."
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Deuteronomy 12:28
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"Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God."
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1 Samuel 3:10
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Then the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant hears."
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Jeremiah 11:4
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"Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God."
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Isaiah 1:19
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If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
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Isaiah 65:12
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"[W]hen I called, you did not answer. When I spoke, you did not hear, but did evil before My eyes, and chose that in which I do not delight."
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Isaiah 55:2-3
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"[I]ncline your ear, and come unto Me; hear that your soul may live.
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Psalm 25:4-5
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Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in the Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
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Psalm 119:162
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I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.
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Isaiah 40:8
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The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
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The New Testament
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Matthew 11:15
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"He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
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Matthew 4:4
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"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."
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Luke 11:28
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"[B]lessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
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Luke 6:47-49
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"Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock.... But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation.... And the ruin of that house was great."
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Luke 8:21
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He [Jesus]...said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."
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Matthew 17:5
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"This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"
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John 8:31-32
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"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."
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John 10:3,4
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"The sheep hear His voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.... [A]nd the sheep follow him, for they know his voice."
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John 14:23
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"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word."
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John 18:37
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"Everyone that is of the truth hears My voice."
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Revelation 3:20
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"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him...
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Revelation 3:22
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"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
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The Heavenly Doctrines
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The Word of the Lord
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Apocalypse Revealed 200
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The Word is from the Lord, about the Lord, and is the Lord.
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Doctrine of the Sacred Scripture 78
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It is through the Word that the Lord is present with a person and conjoined with him, for the Lord is the Word, and as it were speaks with the person in it.
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Arcana Coelestia 6516:3
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When the Word is read, the Lord comes in and teaches.
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True Christian Religion 190
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[C]onsider that Jehovah the Lord, who is the God of heaven and earth, spoke the Word through Moses and the prophets, and therefore it cannot be other than Divine truth, for what Jehovah the Lord Himself speaks must be such.... [
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Hearing and Obeying the Word of the Lord
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Arcana Coelestia 9310:3
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"[T]o hear His voice" [John 10:3] is to obey His commandments.
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Apocalypse Revealed 590
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"[H]aving an ear to hear" means to perceive and obey, and also to attend.
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