The Fear of the Lord as Illustrated in the Character of Obadiah
1 Kings 18:12
And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not…


I. THE GREAT PRINCIPLE OF ACTION IN THE LIFE OF OBADIAH, viz., "the fear of the Lord."

II. THE NECESSITY FOR AN EARLY INCULCATION OF THIS FEAR IN THE MIND — "I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth."

(H. C. Cherry, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

WEB: It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you I don't know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can't find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared Yahweh from my youth.




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