Ear, The

The organ of hearing — Job 13:1; 29:11.

Capable of trying and distinguishing words — Job 12:11.

God

• Made. — Proverbs 20:12.
• Planted. — Psalm 94:9.
• Opens. — Job 33:16; 36:10.
• Judicially closed. — Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 13:15.

Christ opens — Isaiah 35:5; 43:8,10.

Instruction received through — Isaiah 30:21.

That hears and receives the word of God, blessed — Exodus 15:26; Matthew
13:16.

Should

• Seek knowledge. — Proverbs 18:15.
• Be bowed down to instructions. — Proverbs 5:1.
• Be incline to wisdom. — Proverbs 2:2.
• Be given to the law of God. — Isaiah 1:10.
• Receive the word of God. — Jeremiah 9:20.
• Hear and obey reproof. — Proverbs 15:31; 25:12.

Not satisfied with earthly things — Ecclesiastes 1:8.

Of the wicked

• Uncircumcised. — Jeremiah 6:10; Acts 7:51.
• Itching. — 2 Timothy 4:3.
• Not inclined to hear God. — Jeremiah 7:24; 35:15.
• Turned away from God’s law. — Proverbs 28:9.
• Stopped against God’s word. — Psalm 58:4; Zechariah 7:11.

Not to be stopped at cry of the poor — Proverbs 21:13.

Blood put on the right ear of

• Priests at consecration. — Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 8:23.
• The healed leper in cleansing him. — Leviticus 14:14.

Often adorned with rings — Ezekiel 16:12; Hosea 2:13.

Of servants who refused to leave their masters, bored to the door — Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17.

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