This weeks blogger assignment reminded me of the time we were in Mexico and Benjamin got bit on the ear by something. His ear swelled up SO MUCH! This photo doesn't do justice. His ear should be thin on the outside top like the outside bottom is... If you would of only been there!

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My Blogger Friend School Assignment For the Week-

Assignment: What does God mean when he says HEAR.. he says it often.. if we don’t have an auditory reception of His voice. why is he saying HEAR.. what does it mean, what are we losing in translation? The word Shema doesn’t just mean Hear.. like what your ear receives.. it means more. Tell in your assignment what you think Shema means whether it’s active hearing or auditory hearing.  I’m very anxious to read your thoughts on this.  I hope you will all enjoy doing this assignment, as we are trying to dig deeper into the Word and have a better understanding of what the Bible really is about.

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First of all I need to say that I have never lost anything in translation. God's word is still as perfect today as it was yesterday. The Bible clearly says-

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Psalm 12:6,7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

To think that we have lost anything, even a period (jot or tittle), is to say that either-

• God is a liar - His Word said He would preserve them. If we have lost ANYTHING than God did not preserve them.
• God's Word is not trustworthy - if we think we are missing part of it then how can we trust it? What if part is gone? Then how can we be dogmatic on our doctrine?

God's Word is perfect IF you are using His Word. I don't want to "beat a dead dog" but this is why I use the KJV. It came from the messoretic text (spelling???) not the Alexandrian text that the other translations come from. God preserved his word from the original manuscripts all the way up into todays King James Version. The other versions, like the NIV were written by a lesbian!!! Not to mention that they remove some really important things. Like, they leave out the word virgin or words about the blood. In some instances whole passages are left out. Here is a pamphlet link... please go through the verses SLOWLY and really consider HOW IMPORTANT the verses were that they changed.  If you want to do more reading this site has some good books about Bible versions.

Now, let's get back on track. The word "hear". Does it mean just to "hear" with our ears??? Or does it impart some action with the word? I would have to say, hands down, it imparts action to the word. Hearing needs action.

I came to this conclusion after looking the word us in the Strong's Concordance. Do you want to know what I saw? It has the same meaning to it as the word "hearken". The word hear is not like "wine" which can mean fermented wine or grape juice. Hear means HEAR! When you read the verses that say "hearken" it becomes very clear.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

In fact, I think it is impossible to hear without action behind it. When you hear you are making a decision. You are either going to ignore what you heard (action), do something about what you heard (action), or think about what you heard (action). You can't get away from it. Your auditory hearing is your active hearing.

Like salvation, you "hear" about how to be saved. You have no choice but to ignore it, think about it, be convicted by it, be saved by it ect...

That's my two cents.