Genesis 22:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Now

Seeing

Bible References

Now

And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.

because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live; I fear God.

And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin."

Only fear Yahweh and serve him faithfully with all of your heart. For consider {what great things he has done for you}.

Then Samuel said, "Is there [as much] delight for Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices as [there is] in {obeying} Yahweh? Look! {To obey} [is] better than sacrifice; to give heed than the fat of rams.

The former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and they took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels. Also, their servants controlled the people, but I did not do so because of the fear of God.

And to the human beings he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord [is] wisdom, and to depart from evil [is] understanding.'"

for Yahweh knows [the] way of [the] righteous, but [the] way of [the] wicked will perish.

Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Who [is] the man fearing Yahweh? He will instruct him in [the] way he should choose.

The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Praise Yah! Blessed [is the] man [who] fears Yahweh; he takes great delight in his commands.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God--because they fear {his presence}.

Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

And I will {make} with them {an everlasting covenant} that I will not turn away from them, my doing good [to] them, and my reverence I will put in their hearts so that [they will] not turn aside from me.

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like {fattened calves}.

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing [in numbers].

Therefore, [since we] are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

And a voice came out from the throne, saying, "Praise our God all his slaves, and those who fear him, the small and the great!"

Seeing

For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.

but God demonstrates his own love for us, [in] that [while] we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Indeed, [he] who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all [things]?

By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.