Dictionary of Bible Themes Reverence for God results from considering his nature and all that he has done. 1 Samuel 12:24Believers should revere God and meditate upon his deeds See also Joshua 24:14Job 25:2; 37:23-24 Jeremiah 32:40-41 Malachi 2:5 Deuteronomy 6:13-14 Reverence is to be reserved exclusively for God Deuteronomy 10:20-21Reverence for God's creative activity See also 1 Samuel 12:181 Chronicles 16:25 Psalms 33:8-9 Ecclesiastes 3:14 Jeremiah 5:22-24 Habakkuk 3:2 1 Timothy 1:17 Reverence for God's eternal existence See also 1 Timothy 6:16Malachi 4:2 Reverence for God's name See also Isaiah 59:19Malachi 1:14 Revelation 11:18 Isaiah 8:13 Reverence for God's holiness See also Psalms 96:4Isaiah 29:23 Jeremiah 10:7 Revelation 15:4 Isaiah 66:2 Reverence for God's word See also Deuteronomy 4:10-11Ezra 9:4; 10:3 Ecclesiastes 3:14 Reverence for God's works See also Exodus 14:31Psalms 64:9 Psalms 5:7; 22:23; 130:4 Reverence for God's mercy and compassion Matthew 9:8Reverence for God's intervention in healing pp Mk 2:12 pp Lk 5:26 Exodus 14:31Reverence for God's judgment Amos 3:8Jonah 1:16 Revelation 14:7 Deuteronomy 6:14-15 Reverence for God's anger Psalms 2:11-12; 76:7Psalms 67:7 Gentile nations will also revere and fear God See also Joshua 4:241 Kings 8:43 2 Chronicles 20:29 Psalms 76:11-12; 102:15 pp 2Ch 6:33 Isaiah 59:19Jeremiah 33:9 Exodus 20:20 Reverent fear of God is not mere terror but includes trust See also Genesis 28:16-17Psalms 2:11 Acts 9:31 Jacob feels reverent awe in the presence of the God who has just promised to bless him Psalms 56:4Reverent fear of God is a remedy against other fears Luke 12:4-51 Peter 3:14-15 See also 1065 God, holiness of5763 attitudes, positive to God 5897 judging others 8361 wisdom 8444 honouring God 8471 respect for human beings 8608 prayer, and worship 8622 worship 8632 adoration 8660 magnifying God 8664 praise 8754 fear |
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