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The word is worthless without the power to back it up. By the same token, anyone can be a king if they’re powerful. Even a dog will be obeyed by people who fear its strength. King Lear suggests that the distribution of wealth and power in society is random, unfair and meaningless.
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In this passage he concludes that authority is just a sham. Even a dog can take up an office of power and is obeyed by people because they fear being bitten. He is now revolted by the very thing that he has been, King of Britain, and sees himself as no different to a farmer’s dog barking at a beggar.
Matthew ix. 27— 30. IN OUR own streets we meet here and there with a blind beggar, but they swarm in Eastern cities. Ophthalmia is the scourge of Egypt and Syria, and Volney declares that in Cairo, out of a hundred persons whom he met, twenty were quite blind, ten wanted one eye, and twenty others were more or less afflicted in that organ.
- Proper Fear of The God, Our Creator
- Even God’s Chosen People Needed to Seriously Fear God’s Righteous Wrath
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- How to Be Saved from The Wrath of God
The reality is that… God’s inspired Word, the Bible, provides an accurate description of what proper fear of the Lord is, and a lengthy record of what has happened when people failed to respect and honor God, and failed to be wary that God sees all, knows every thought and will most certainly provide righteous justice against sin—both external and ...
Sadly, wickedness arose among God’s Chosen People, and they were severely punished, as commanded in no uncertain terms by God (see punishments). The history of the Hebrews is lasting witness to God’s repeated judgment on their often evil thoughts and behavior. Even the religious leadership of the Hebrews was not immune. Two priests (sons of Aaron) ...
God is our Creator, thus He owns us and has authority over us. He is our Sovereign. In Scripture, God is called “the Fear of Isaac” (Genesis 31:42, 53), i.e., the God whom Isaacfeared.
What is God’s SOVEREIGNTY? AnswerWhat is HUMILITY? and how is it key to God’s desire for His followers? AnswerWhat is SIN? AnswerWhat is REPENTANCE? AnswerWill all mankind eventually be saved? AnswerDiscover God’s promise for all people—told beautifully and clearly from the beginning. Discover The HOPE! Watch it on Christian Answers—full-length motion picture.Discover the good news that Jesus Christ offersWhy is the world the way it is? If God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and loving, would He really create a world like this? (filled with oppression, suffering, death and cruelty) AnswerHe was like that poor woman, who when she was repused, said, "Truth, Lord, I am but a dog, yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from the master's table." He only heard "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by;" but that was enough for him.
There you can see the great image of authority: even a dog is obeyed when it's in power. You rascally officer, restrain your bloody hands! Why are you whipping that whore?
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I'm still better off like this—as a beggar who is openly hated—than when I was a nobleman who was flattered to my face and hated in secret. Even the worst, lowliest, and most dejected creatures still have a little hope for better things, and live without fear of getting worse.
