Nehemiah 5:15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine… A few principles, realised in the heart, will generate this blessed fear. Let us consider — I. God's majesty, and this will provoke the fear of REVERENCE. II. God's providence, and this will induce a fear of DEPENDENCE. III. Our advantages, and this will induce a fear of DIFFIDENCE. IV. Our obligations, and this will induce a fear of GRATITUDE AND LOVE. (J. M. Randall.) Parallel Verses KJV: But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. |
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