Report and fame imagery uses news that is heard and spread to picture reputation, fear, testimony, unbelief, or the advance of God’s word.
Report and fame imagery uses news that is heard and spread to picture reputation, fear, testimony, unbelief, or the advance of God’s word.
A communicative-spread motif in which report, rumor, fame, hearing, or sounded-out testimony signifies public reputation, dread before divine acts, gospel proclamation, reception or rejection of witness, and the reach of news beyond its origin.
These examples show how Report, Rumor, Fame, and Heard-News Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
The people shall hear, and be afraid
The report of the exodus spreads fear among the nations.
we have heard how the LORD dried up the water
Rahab’s hearing of the LORD’s acts produces fear and confession.
the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
Fame draws a foreign queen to test Solomon’s wisdom.
I believed not the words, until I came
Heard report is exceeded by firsthand sight of wisdom and glory.
Who hath believed our report?
The servant message is framed as a report met by unbelief.
a rumour shall both come one year
Rumors signal unstable political fear around coming judgment.
his fame went throughout all Syria
Jesus’ healing ministry becomes publicly heard news.
this rumour of him went forth
The raising of the widow’s son spreads testimony about Jesus.
Lord, who hath believed our report?
Paul applies report language to the hearing and rejection of the gospel.
from you sounded out the word of the Lord
The church’s faith becomes an audible-spread testimony beyond its region.
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