REVERENTIAL FEAR

DEFINITION

Hebrew:     arats =to fear, be afraid, terrified

yare = to fear with reverence and awe

                   yirah = God reverence, holy fear

                   pachad = dread, fear

                   gur = be afraid, fear, stand in awe

Greek:        phobos = to be put in fear exceedingly, alarm or fright, the

                                   wholesome dread of displeasing God

                   phobeo = to cause fear, terrify

                   phoberos = fearful, terrible

                   eulabeia = caution, reverence, dread, fear

                   eulabeomai = to be circumspect, to be apprehensive, reverence,

                                      moved with fear

OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES

Genesis 42:18 “And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear (yare) God:”

Deuteronomy 10:12 “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear (yare) the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all they heart and with all thy soul.”

Joshua 24:14 “Now therefore fear (yare) the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.”

I Samuel 12:23-24 “Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Only fear (yara) the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.”

II Kings 17:36 “But the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear (yare), and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.”

II Chronicles 6:31 “That they may fear (yare) thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.”

Job 1:1 “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared (yare) God, and eschewed evil”

Psalms 2:11 “Serve the Lord with fear (yirah), and rejoice with trembling.”

Psalms 19:9 “The fear (yirah) of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”

Psalms 22:23 “Ye that fear (yare), praise him: all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear (gur) him, all ye the seed of Israel.”

Psalms 25:12, 14 “What man is he that feareth (yare) the Lord?  Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.  The secret of the Lord is with them that fear (yare) him; and he will shew them his covenant.”

Psalms 31:19 “O how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear (yare) thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”

Psalms 33:18 “Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear (yare) him, upon them that hope in his mercy.”

Psalms 34:7 “The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear (yare) him, and delivereth them.”

Psalms 34:9 “O fear (yare) the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear (yare) him.”

 Psalms 34:11 “Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear (yirah) of the Lord.”

Psalms 86:11 “Teach me thy way, O Lord: I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear (yare) thy name.”

Psalms 89:7 “God is greatly to be feared (arats) in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.”

Psalms 96:4 “For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared (yare) above all gods.”

Psalms 103:11, 13, 17 “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear (yare) him.  Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear (yare) him.  But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear (yare) him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.”

Psalms 112:1 “Praise ye the Lord.  Blessed is the man that feareth (yare) the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”

Psalms 115:11, 13 “Ye that fear (yare) the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.  He will bless them that fear (yare) the Lord, both small and great.”

Psalms 118:4 “Let them now that fear (yare) the Lord say, that his mercy endureth forever.”

Psalms 119:74, 79 “They that fear (yare) thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.  Let those that fear (yare) thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.”

Psalms 135:20 “Bless the Lord, O house of Levi; ye that fear (yare) the Lord, bless the Lord.”

Psalms 145:19 “He will fulfill the desire of them that fear (yare) him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”

Proverbs 3:7 “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear (yare) the Lord, and depart from evil.  It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”

Proverbs 14:16 “A wise man feareth (yare), and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear (yare) God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

Isaiah 29:23 “But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear (arats) the God of Israel.”

Jeremiah 5:24 “Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear (yare) the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”

Hosea 3:5 “Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear (pachad) the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.”

NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES

Matthew 10:28 “And fear (phobeo) not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear (phobeo) him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Acts 2:43 “And fear (phobos) came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.”

Acts 5:5, 11 “And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear (phobos) came on all them that heard these things.  And great fear (phobos) came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these thing.”

Acts 9:31 “Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear (phobos) of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.”

Acts 10:1-2 “There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band call the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared (phobeo) God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.”

Acts 10:35 “But in every nation he that feareth (phobeo) him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.”

Acts 19:17 “And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear (phobos) fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.”

Romans 11:20 “Well; because of unbelief they (Israel) were broken off, and thou (Gentiles) standest by faith.  Be not highminded, but fear (phobeo) (God).”

II Corinthians 7:1 “Having therefore these promises (epaggelia = an announcement, for information, message, promise), dearly beloved, let us cleanse (katharizo = cleanse, clean, purge, purify) ourselves from all filthiness (molusmos = a stain, soil, defile immorality, filthiness) of the flesh (sarx = flesh, body, human nature, carnal) and spirit (pneuma = breath, air, breeze, spirit, life), perfecting (epiteleo = to fulfill further or completely, execute, accomplish, perform, finish, perfect) holiness (hagiosune = sacredness, holiness, pure, blameless, consecrated, saint) in the fear (phobos) of God (theos = deity, supreme Divinity, God).”

Philippians 2:12-13 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed (hupakouo = listen attentively, to heed, hearken, obey), not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out (katergazomai = to work fully, accomplish, finish, work out, denotes intensity, be engaged in, ) your own salvation (soteria = rescue, safety, deliver, save, salvation, savior, from soter = a deliverer, that is Christ) with fear (fobos) and trembling (tromos = a trembling, fear).  For it is God (theos = deity, supreme Divinity, God) which worketh (energeo = to be active, efficient, effectual, fervent, be mighty in, work effectually in, powerful, often of completion) in you both (kai = both to, also) to will (thelo ethelo = to determine, to choose, prefer, desire) and to do (energeo = to be active, fervent, effectual, be mighty in, work effectually in, powerful, operative, labor) of his good pleasure (eudokia = satisfaction, delight, purpose, desire, good pleasure).”

Colossians 3:22 “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singlenesss of heart, fearing (phobeo) God.”

Hebrews 5:7 “Who is the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared (eulabeia).”

Hebrews 10:27 “But a certain fearful (phoberos) looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.”

Hebrews 10:31 “It is a fearful (phoberos) thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

Hebrews 11:7 “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not see as yet, moved with fear (eulabeomai = circumspect, apprehensive, to reverence, moved with fear) , prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”

Hebrews 12:28-29 “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptable with reverence and godly fear (eulabeia): For our God is a consuming fire.”

I Peter 2:17 “Honor all men.  Love the brotherhood.  Fear (phobeo) God.  Honor the king.”

Revelation 19:5 “And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear (phobeo) him, both small and great.”