10 Bible Verses about Examples Of Fearful Men

Fear of man brings a snare (trap). He who trusts in Jehovah will be safe.

His wife Rebekah was very beautiful. He was afraid that someone might kill him to get her. So he told everyone that Rebekah was his sister. After Isaac had been there a long time, King Abimelech looked out a window and saw Isaac intimately laughing and caressing Rebekah. Abimelech called him in and said: Rebekah must be your wife! Why did you say she is your sister? I thought someone would kill me, Isaac answered.

They returned to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave their report and showed them the fruit from the land. This is their report to Moses: We went to the land where you sent us. It really is a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit. The people who live there are strong. The cities have walls and are very large. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.read more.
The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the mountain region. The Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and all along the Jordan River. Caleb told the people to be quiet and listen to Moses. Caleb said: Let us go now and take possession of the land. We should be more than able to conquer it. The men who had gone with him said: We cannot attack those people! They are too strong for us! They spread lies among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said: The land we explored is one that devours those who live there. All the people we saw there are very tall. We saw Nephilim there. The descendants of Anak are Nephilim. We felt as small as grasshoppers. That is no doubt how we must have looked to them.

Saul was terrified when he saw the Philistine army. So he asked Jehovah what to do. But Jehovah did not answer him. He did not answer by dreams or by the use of Urim and Thummim or by prophets. Saul ordered his officials: Find me a woman who is a medium. I will go and consult her. There is one in Endor, they answered.

Saul had a concubine named Rizpah. She was Aiah's daughter. Ishbosheth asked Abner: Why did you have sex with my father's concubine? Ishbosheth's question made Abner very angry. Am I a dog that belongs to Judea? He asked. Until now I have been faithful to your father Saul's family, to his relatives and friends. I did not hand you over to David. But now you charge me with a crime because of this woman. May God deal with me harshly if I do not help David get all that Jehovah promised him when he said:read more.
I Jehovah will transfer the kingship from Saul's family and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.' Ishbosheth could not respond to a single word for he was afraid of Abner.

Pilate went out again, and said to them: Look, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him. Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said: Look, the man! When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out: Impale him! Impale him! Pilate replied: Take him yourselves, and impale him for he has committed no crime!read more.
The Jews answered him: We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate heard this he was more afraid. He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus: Where are you from? But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate said: Will you not speak to me? Do you know I have the power to release you and the power to impale you? Jesus answered him: You would have no power against me except it was given you from above. Therefore he that delivered me to you has greater sin. As a result of this Pilate sought to release him. The Jews cried out: If you release this man you are not Caesar's friend. Every one that makes himself a king speaks against Caesar. When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment-seat. They were at a place called The Stone Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews: Behold, your King! They cried out: Away with him, away with him, impale him! Pilate asked: Should I impale your King? The chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar. Then he delivered him to them to be impaled.

While he was seated in judgment his wife sent a message to him. She said, Do not judge that righteous man. I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him. The chief priests and elders got the people to request Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death. The governor responded to them. He asked: Which of the two do you want me to set free? They shouted: Barabbas!read more.
Pilate said to them: What am I to do with Jesus, the one called Christ? They all said: Put him to death. Impale him! What evil has he done? Pilate asked. But they shouted: Impale him! Pilate saw that he could do nothing. The people were ready to cause much trouble. He took water and washed his hands in front of the people. He said: The blood of this man is not on my hands. You are responsible. The people answered: Let his blood be on us, and on our children. He set Barabbas free. He had Jesus whipped. Then he commanded that he be put to death on the stake.

Pilate answered them, saying: Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews? For he knew that it was out of envy the chief priests delivered him up. The chief priests influenced the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.read more.
What should I do with the one you call the King of the Jews? Pilate asked. They cried out: Impale him! Pilate said: Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Impale him! Wishing to please the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. Then he handed over Jesus. He was flogged and impaled.

Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people. He said: You brought this man to me as one who perverted the people. I examined him before you and find no fault in this man. He has not done the things you accuse him of. Herod found no fault and sent him back to us. He has done nothing worthy of death.read more.
I will therefore punish him, and release him. He must release one prisoner to them at the feast. They cried out in unison: Take this man away and release to us Barabbas! He was thrown into prison for insurrection (sedition) in the city and murder. Pilate spoke to them again desiring to release Jesus. But they shouted, Impale him! Impale him! A third time he said to them: Why, what evil has this man done? I have found no reason to put him to death. I will therefore chastise him and release him. But they were insistent and spoke in loud voices asking him to impale him. And they prevailed. Pilate pronounced a sentence that what they asked for should be done. He released the man who was in prison for insurrection and murder and he delivered Jesus to their will.

A few days later Felix arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ. He reasoned about righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come. Felix trembled, and answered: Go your way for now. When I have time I will send for you.