How does God hear?
And listen to the pleas of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen from heaven your dwelling place,and when you hear, forgive. 2 Chronicles 6:21 No less than eight times in Solomon’s prayer of dedication for the temple does he beseech God to “hear from heaven” (see 2 Chronicles 6:21 , 23, 25, 27, 30, 33, 35, 39). But the obvious question is just how can God hear our prayers, especially those uttered only in silence? The answer is in both God’s omniscience and His omnipresence. Although God is indeed on His heavenly throne, He is also right here! “O LORD,” David prayed, “thou hast searched me, and known me. . . . thou understandest my thought afar off” ( Psalm 139:1-2 ). He can, and does, hear our prayers. “He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?” ( Psalm 94:9 ). In a manner of speaking, He hears the prayers of redeemed children today even more directly than in David’s day, for we who trust i