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What 'Fearing God' Means
Commentators explain that the command to "fear" God is not merely about terror. It encompasses a complete and exclusive worship, both internally in the heart and externally in actions, all according to His revealed will. This true fear is contrasted with a superficial or forced submission.
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 17:39
19th Century
Bishop
And he. —The pronoun is emphatic: “and He, on His part, will deliver you.”
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 17:39–41
19th Century
Preacher
Trying, as far as ever they could, to link the old idolatries with the worship of the true God, which is the most loathsome in the sight of Most Hi…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 17:39
17th Century
Pastor
But the Lord your God you shall fear
Or worship him, both internally and externally, according to his revealed will;…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 17:24–41
17th Century
Minister
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men, like those brought from different countries to…