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Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
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“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
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If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”
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May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
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On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
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The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.
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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
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But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.”
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But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
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Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
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“‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
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Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.
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Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
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Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.
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so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.
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Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
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The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
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You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the Lord your God brought you out. The Lord your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
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Fear the Lord
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
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No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
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When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.
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Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.
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Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
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They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.
