7065. 'And the people believed, and heard' means faith and hope. This is clear from the meaning of 'believing' as believing in a spiritual sense, which is faith, dealt with in 6956, 6970; and from the meaning of 'hearing' as obeying and also discerning, dealt with in 5017. Here having hope is meant, for when a person who possesses faith and is obedient comes to discern matters that corroborate they bring him hope; for hope arises out of them.