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Phobeo: Fear of the Lord

There are two words in Hebrew used for “fear”: Pakhad – פחד – is fear in general. Yir’ah – יראה – is more a reverential fear associated with authority, power, and holiness. In Greek there is primarily one word, – Phobeo, from which are derived words...

Fear of God and Mutual Submission

There are many beautiful and penetrating things written about the fear of God in the Bible. We fear God because He punishes evil, even eternally (Luke 12:5). The fear of God is pure and lasts forever (Psalm 19:9). The fear of God leads to miracles and healings (Acts...

Job and the Fear of God

Job is perhaps the oldest book in the Bible. The Hebrew language of the text is quite difficult. The events seem to have taken place parallel to the time of the Patriarchs, but not connected to them, as there is no mention of Abraham, Isaac or Jacob. Thus the book...