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*CONTINUE IN FEAR*
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Acts 2:43; 5:5; 5:11; 9:31; 10:35
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*Fear of the Lord the — *is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov.
1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9).
It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence.
(Comp.
Deut.
32:6; Hos.
11:1; Isa.
1:2; 63:16; 64:8.)
God is called “the Fear of Isaac” (Gen.
31:42, 53), i.e., the God whom Isaac feared.
A holy fear is enjoined also in the New Testament as a preventive of carelessness in religion, and as an incentive to penitence (Matt.
10:28; 2 Cor.
5:11; 7:1; Phil.
2:12; Eph.
5:21; Heb.
12:28, 29).
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*fear of the Lord,* the awe that a person ought to have before God (Prov.
5:7; Eccles.
12:13).
As such it can be said to constitute ‘true religion’ (Ps.
34:11).
This ‘fear of the Lord’ is represented by the ‘fear and trembling’ with which Paul exhorts the Philippians to work out their salvation (Phil.
2:12).
It describes the piety of the growing church in Acts 9:31.
However, it may also carry overtones of judgment (2 Cor.
5:11; 1 Pet.
1:17).
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Psa.
31:19; Psa.
33:8, 18; Psa.
34:7, 9, 11; Psa.
46:10; Psa.
52:6; Psa.
60:4; Psa.
64:9; Psa.
67:7; Psa.
72:5; Psa.
76:7, 11; Psa.
85:9; Psa.
86:11; Psa.
89:7; Psa.
90:11; Psa.
96:4, 9; Psa.
99:1; Psa.
102:15; Psa.
103:11, 13, 17; Psa.
111:5, 10Prov.
1:7; 9:10.
Psa.
112:1; Psa.
115:11, 13; Psa.
118:4; Psa.
119:63, 74, 79Psa.
66:16.
Psa.
128:1, 4; Psa.
130:4; Psa.
135:20; Psa.
145:19; Psa.
147:11;[3]
Special instances: Noah in building the Ark – Heb.
11:7
Abraham in offering Isaac – Gen. 22:12
Job – Job 1:8
What does the fear of the Lord produce?
*FROM THE BOOK OF PROVERBS, WE LEARN...* 1.
The "fear of the Lord" is the beginning of knowledge - *Pr 1:7* 2.
The "fear of the Lord" will cause one to hate evil – *Pr 8:13* 3.
The "fear of the Lord" will prolong life - *Pr 10:27* 4.
The "fear of the Lord" provides strong confidence and is a fountain of life - *Pr 14:26-27* 5.
The "fear of the Lord" prompts one to depart from evil - *Pr 16:6* 6.
The "fear of the Lord" leads to a satisfying life, and spares one from much evil - *Pr 19:23* 7.
The "fear of the Lord" is the way to riches, honor, and life! - *Pr 22:4*
Fallen Fear
Leads to: disobedience, distance from God, distractions from the things of God
Faithful Fear
Leads to: obedience, devotion to God
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[1]Easton, M. (1996, c1897).
/Easton's Bible dictionary/.
Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
[2]Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row, P., & Society of Biblical Literature.
(1985).
/Harper's Bible dictionary/.
Includes index.
(1st ed.) (305).
San Francisco: Harper & Row.
[3]Swanson, J., & Nave, O. (1994).
/New Nave's/.
Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems.
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