Posted by JohnnyC
on January 10, 2008, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Re: unfourtunately "
24.249.95.130
All of the below information comes from Strongs or an Old Webster disctionary
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Fear 3372
H3372
י?ר?א?
yâ^?rê^?'
yaw-ray'
A primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten: - affright, be (make) afraid, dread (-ful), (put in) fear (-ful, -fully, -ing). (be had in) reverence (-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Job 1:8
feareth3373 God,430
H3373
י?ר?א?
yâ^?rê^?'
yaw-ray'
From H3372; fearing; morally reverent: - afraid, fear (-ful).
Rev 19:5, Act 10:2 and Mat 10:28
fear5399
G5399
φfο?βεé?
phobeō?
fob-eh'-o
From G5401; to frighten, that is, (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy to be in awe of, that is, revere: - be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.
The Hebrew word means “To fear” then to Rever, Rever in turn means;
Revere
REVE'RE, v.t. [L. revereor; re and vereor, to fear.]
To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.
Reverence:
Reverence
REV'ERENCE, n. [L. reverentia.]
1. Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration.
When quarrels and factions are carried openly, it is a sign that the reverence of government is lost.
The fear acceptable to God, is a filial fear, an awful reverence of the divine nature, proceeding from a just esteem of his perfections, which produces in us an inclination to his service and an unwillingness to offend him.
Reverence is nearly equivalent to veneration, but expresses something less of the same emotion. It differs from awe, which is an emotion compounded of fear, dread or terror, with admiration of something great, but not necessarily implying love or affection. We feel reverence for a parent, and for an upright magistrate, but we stand in awe of a tyrant. This distinction may not always be observed.
2. An act of respect or obeisance; a bow or courtesy. 2 Sam 9.
3. A title of the clergy.
4. A poetical title of a father.
REV'ERENCE, v.t. To regard with reverence; to regard with fear mingled with respect and affection. We reverence superiors for their age, their authority and their virtues. We ought to reverence parents and upright judges and magistrates. We ought to reverence the Supreme Being, his word and his ordinances.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SO we see the base of all of the words by their very meaning is fear. All of the scriptures I mentioned earlier. I think the Church has purposefully downplayed the need for a true fear of God to make the religion more acceptable. When Fear is compounded with Love for God we are balanced in our approach. As put in the definition of Reverence;Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration. We are then more inclined to obey him. Notice though that Fear is the base, respect, esteem and veneration are just mingled in.
In 1 John 4:18 the root is a slightly different, G5401 below, and seems to mean (to be put in fear); alarm or fright. A somewhat different wording then all of the other words used, I do not know if this means anything but I am firmly convinced that we must have a deep fear of God and that without it we will never have a proper relationship with Him.
G5401
φfο?́?ο?ς?
phobos
fob'-os
From a primary φfεé?ο?μαaι? phebomai (to be put in fear); alarm or fright: - be afraid, + exceedingly, fear, terror.
I too would be interested in knowing the Rabbi’s perspective but Judaism is nearly as diverse as Christianity so which Rabbi? I will have to do some reading on the subject. I approach the Rabbi’s like I do a Christian teacher just another man’s perspective on God. However, I do believe the Jewish Mind-set is much closer to Jesus’ Mind-set then the Greek. Even if the Judaism of today is far from that of Jesus’ at least it is still eastern in origin.
Message Thread:
« Back to thread