The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) What is meant by The Fear of the Lord? Fear of the Lord The: is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Pro 1:7; Job 28:28; Psa 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence. (Deu 32:6; Hsa 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 (Mat 10:28; 2Cr 5:11; 7:1; Phl 2:12; Eph 5:21; Hbr 12:28,29).
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:16:27 +0000
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