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"Fear, Godly" to "Feast of the New Moon, The"

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Fear, Godly

- God is the object of Isa 8:13

- God is the author of Jer 32:39,40

- Searching the Scriptures gives the understanding of Pr 2:3-5

- DESCRIBED AS . Hatred of evil Pr 8:13

. Wisdom Job 28:28; Ps 111:10

. A treasure to saints Pr 15:16; Isa 33:6

. A fountain of life Pr 14:27

. Sanctifying Ps 19:9

. Filial and reverential Heb 12:9,28

- Commanded De 13:4; Ps 22:23; Ec 12:13; 1Pe 2:17

- MOTIVES TO . The holiness of God Re 15:4

. The greatness of God De 10:12,17

. The goodness of God 1Sa 12:24

. The forgiveness of God Ps 130:4

. Wondrous works of God Jos 4:23,24

. Judgments of God Re 14:7

- A characteristic of saints Mal 3:16

- Should accompany the joy of saints Ps 2:11

- NECESSARY TO . The worship of God Ps 5:7; 89:7

. The service of God Ps 2:11; Heb 12:28

. Avoiding of sin Ex 20:20

. Righteous government 2Sa 23:3

. Impartial administration of justice 2Ch 19:6-9

. Perfecting holiness 2Co 7:1

- THOSE WHO HAVE . Afford pleasure to God Ps 147:11

. Are pitied by God Ps 103:13

. Are accepted of God Ac 10:35

. Receive mercy from God Ps 103:11,17; Lu 1:50

. Are blessed Ps 112:1; 115:13

. Confide in God Ps 115:11; Pr 14:26

. Depart from evil Pr 16:6

. Converse together of holy things Mal 3:16

. Should not fear man Isa 8:12,13; Mt 10:28

. Desires of, fulfilled by God Ps 145:19

. Days of, prolonged Pr 10:27

- SHOULD BE . Prayed for Ps 86:11

. Exhibited in our callings Col 3:22

. Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope 1Pe 3:15

. Constantly maintained De 14:23; Jos 4:24; Pr 23:17

. Taught to others Ps 34:11

- Advantages of Pr 15:16; 19:23; Ec 8:12,13

- The wicked destitute of Ps 36:1; Pr 1:29; Jer 2:19; Ro 3:18

- Exemplified . Abraham Ge 22:12

. Joseph Ge 39:9; 42:18

. Obadiah 1Ki 18:12

. Nehemiah Ne 5:15

. Job Job 1:1,8

. Christians Ac 9:31

. Cornelius Ac 10:2

. Noah Heb 11:7

Fear, Unholy

- A characteristic of the wicked Re 21:8

- IS DESCRIBED AS . A fear of idols 2Ki 17:38

. A fear of man 1Sa 15:24; Joh 9:22

. A fear of judgments Isa 2:19; Lu 21:26; Re 6:16,17

. A fear of future punishment Heb 10:27

. Overwhelming Ex 15:16; Job 15:21,24

. Consuming Ps 73:19

- A guilty conscience leads to Ge 3:8,10; Ps 53:5; Pr 28:1

- Seizes the wicked Job 15:24; 18:11

- Surprises the hypocrite Isa 33:14,18

- The wicked judicially filled with Le 26:16,17; De 28:65-67; Jer 49:5

- Shall be realised Pr 1:27; 10:24

- God mocks Pr 1:26

- Saints sometimes tempted to Ps 55:5

- Saints delivered from Pr 1:33; Isa 14:3

- Trust in God, a preservative from Ps 27:1

- Exhortations against Isa 8:12; Joh 14:27

- Exemplified . Adam Ge 3:10

. Cain Ge 4:14

. Midianites Jud 7:21,22

. Philistines 1Sa 14:15

. Saul 1Sa 28:5,20

. Adonijah's guests 1Ki 1:49

. Haman Es 7:6

. Ahaz Isa 7:2

. Belshazzar Da 5:6

. Pilate Joh 19:8

. Felix Ac 24:25

Feast of Dedication, The

- To commemorate the cleansing of the temple after its defilement by Antiochus Da 11:31

- Held in the winter month, Chisleu Joh 10:22

Feast of Jubilee, The

- Held every fiftieth year Le 25:8,10

- Began upon the day of atonement Le 25:9

- CALLED THE . Year of liberty Eze 46:17

. Year of the redeemed Isa 63:4

. Acceptable year Isa 61:2

- Was specially holy Le 25:12

- Proclaimed by trumpets Le 25:9; Ps 89:15

- ENACTMENTS RESPECTING . Cessation of all field labour Le 25:11

. The fruits of the earth to be common property Le 25:12

. Redemption of sold property Le 25:23-27

. Restoration of all inheritances Le 25:10, 13,28; 27:24

. Release of Hebrew servants Le 25:40, 41,54

- Houses in walled cities not redeemed within a year, exempted from the benefit of Le 25:30

- Sale of property calculated from Le 25:15,16

- Value of devoted property calculated from Le 27:14-23

- Illustrative of the Gospel Isa 61:1,2; Lu 4:18,19

Feast of the New Moon, The

- Held first day of the month Nu 10:10

- Celebrated with blowing of trumpets Nu 10:10; Ps 81:3,4

- Sacrifices at Nu 28:11-15

- A SEASON FOR . Inquiring of God's messengers 2Ki 4:23

. Worship in God's house Isa 66:23; Eze 46:1

. Entertainments 1Sa 20:5,18

- Observed with great solemnity 1Ch 23:31; 2Ch 2:4; 8:13; 31:3

- Restored after captivity Ezr 3:5; Ne 10:33

- Mere outward observance of, hateful to God Isa 1:13,14

- Disliked by the ungodly Am 8:5

- The Jews deprived of, for sin Ho 2:11

- Observance of, by Christians, condemned Col 2:16; Ga 4:10