What is the Fear of the Lord?

1.  Just the Hebrew word "Fear" is one of God's Names.

2.  in the Biblical meaning of the word "Fear", Fear is our reaction when we see God as He really is and then see ourselves in the light of who God is."

3.  The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

4.  The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

5.  The Fear of the Lord is to hate evil.

6.  The Fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom.

7.  The Fear of the Lord is our treasure.

8.  The Fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.  All the saints in heaven today or who will ever be in heaven, Fear God.

9.  The Fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.  Biblically speaking, salvation begins with the Fear of the Lord, "salvation is near to those who Fear God", continues, and is completed in the Fear of God.

The Fear of the Lord is NOT respect for God.  Respect is a word that is used to describe the relationship between 2 equals or near equals.  There is no sense in which man is the equal or near equal of God.

There are over 2,000 verses in the Bible that speak directly about the Fear of the Lord and 1,000's more that speak indirectly about the Fear of the Lord.

There are 2 main kinds of the Fear of the Lord:  1) there is a Holy Fear of God that makes people to draw near to God and 2) there is an unholy fear of God that makes people want to run away from God.  Until you have learned to distinguish between the Holy Fear of God and the unholy fear of God you are unable to come to any real understanding of the Fear of the Lord.

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There are also many blessings and benefits that only come to those who Fear God.