If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night."

The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,

Do you thus repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you?

And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: "Childrenhave I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.

For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.

But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.