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Fear of the Lord the

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Proverbs 1:7; Job 28:28; Psalm 19:9 ). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence. (Compare Deuteronomy 32:6; Hosea 11:1; Isaiah 1:2; 63:16; 64:8 .) God is called "the Fear of Isaac" (Genesis 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 (Matthew 10:28; 2 Corinthians 5:11; 7:1; Philippians 2:12; Ephesians 5:21; Hebrews 12:28,29 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Fear of the Lord the'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​f/fear-of-the-lord-the.html. 1897.
 
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