The Fear of Man vs. the Fear of God - Jacob Fears Esau First attempts to pacify Esau—32:3-5 Assumption of a dangerous response by Esau—32:6-8 Things to remember: a) Note how the fear of man is described: i) He hears the news. (32:6) ii) He responds fearfully to the news. (32:7) iii) He assumes the worst. (32:8) b) Jacob has no hope yet because Yahweh is not his God. Jacob can depend only on himself. This is the root of the fear of man that must be torn out so that we can rightly live in awe of God.
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By God's amazing grace alone, Phil was drawn to salvation in Jesus Christ as a college freshman. He began his pastoral ministry as an assistant pastor (working specifically with youth and music) in 1983 while in seminary. He became the senior pastor here at Calvary in December...
