If the God of my father -- the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears -- had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us." Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.

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

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the Lord speaks: "I raised children, I brought them up, but they have rebelled against me!

For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe. For our God is indeed a devouring fire.