The FEAR of
the Lord
Dictionary.com defines ‘fear’ as a noun and:
1. a distressing
emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is
real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Phobia, concern or
anxiety.
Synonyms: foreboding,
apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror,
trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security,
calm, intrepidity.
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2. reverential awe, especially toward God: the fear of God. Synonyms: awe,
respect, reverence, veneration. (Veneration: a feeling or expression of awe
or reverence.)
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#1- paḥad- a (noun m) sudden alarm (properly the object feared, by implication the feeling) :- dread (-ful), fear, (thing) great [fear, -ly feared], terror.
#2-ʿāraṣ- (verb) to awe or to dread; hence to harass :- be affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.
#3-yirʾâ- (noun femenine form of yare'); fear; moral reverence :- × dreadful, × exceedingly, fear (-fulness).
#4 yārēʾ-(verb) to fear; moral to revere; causative to frighten :- affright, be (make) afraid, dread (-ful), (put in) fear (-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence (-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Genesis
20:11 Abraham
replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in
this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Exodus
1:17 The
midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of
Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.
Exodus
18:21 But
select capable men from all the people—men who fear God,
trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over
thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Exodus
20:20 Moses
said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that
the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
Deuteronomy
6:2 so
that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD
your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands
that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.
Deuteronomy
10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God
ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his
ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and
with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 11:25 No man will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
Deuteronomy 11:25 No man will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
Joshua
4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might
know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear
the LORD your God.”
1
Chronicles 16:25 For
great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above
all gods.
2
Chronicles 20:29 The fear
of God came upon all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard how
the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Job
21:9 Their
homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not upon
them.
Job
31:23 For
I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I
could not do such things.
Psalm
40:3 He
put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see
and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Psalm
64:9 All
mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder
what he has done.
Psalm
67:7 God
will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
Psalm
89:7 In
the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more
awesome than all who surround him.
Proverbs
2:5 then
you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Isaiah
41:13 For
I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to
you, Do not fear; I will help you.
#1 phobos- noun masculine
from a primary phebomai (to be put
in fear); alarm or fright :- be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror.
#2 phobeō- verb
from
#3 emphobos (adjective)
in fear, i.e. alarmed
:- affrighted, afraid, tremble.
Luke
18:2He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared
God nor cared about men.
Luke
23:40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,”
he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
Acts
2:5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews
from every nation under heaven.
Acts
10:2 He and all his family were
devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and
prayed to God regularly.
Acts
10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear.
“What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to
the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.
Acts
13:26 “Brothers, children of
Abraham, and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this
message of salvation has been sent.
Romans
3:18 “There is no fear of
God before their eyes.”
2
Corinthians 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the
Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it
is also plain to your conscience.
1
Peter 2:17 Show proper respect
to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor
the king.
Revelation
14:7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear
God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come.
Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Thoughts and reflections:
Do I put man’s thoughts of me over God’s thoughts of me?
Do I respect man-made laws over God-made laws?
Do I fear losing earthly relationships more than losing God’s
presence?
Do I try to please others?
Do I actively seek ways to obey or please God?
When making an important decision do I first consider
what God’s Word says?
Is the power, anointing, or blessings of God obvious in my
life?
What would I call awesome?
How would I define reverence?
How would I define respect?
What am I afraid of?
What thoughts, attitudes, or people hold power over me?
What am I devoted to?
What causes me to panic?
Do I have any phobias?
What do I dread?
Who can intimidate me?
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Verses to combat fear:
Deuteronomy
3:22 Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God
himself will fight for you.”
Deuteronomy
31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or
terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you.”
1
Samuel 15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I
violated the LORD’s command and your instructions. I was afraid of
the people and so I gave in to them.
1
Chronicles 21:30 But David could not go before it to inquire of
God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of
the LORD.
Nehemiah
4:14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the
nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid
of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your
brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
Psalm
27:1 Of David. The
LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
Isaiah
40:9 You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high
mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a
shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
Isaiah
41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do
not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah
41:13 For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right
hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Lamentations
3:57 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not
fear.”
Matthew
1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not
be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in
her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew
8:26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”
Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
Matthew
10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body
but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can
destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew
14:5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of
the people, because they considered him a prophet.
Matthew
21:46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid
of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
Luke
5:10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now
on you will catch men.”
Luke
12:7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Hebrews
11:23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he
was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid
of the king’s edict.
1
Peter 3:6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her
master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not
give way to fear.
1
Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you
are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear ; do
not be frightened.”
1
John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love
drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Revelation
2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to
suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test
you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the
point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Romans 8:31- What, then,
shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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