The kind of fear that Adam felt in the Bible is an example of the wrong fear.

The Lord promises to banish this second type of fear, and replace it with the first. This type of fear is borne from our sinful nature. The differing commands also depend on the context in which they were given – it is good for us to fear God and be obedient, but it’s sinful when that fear is focused on our own well being. Neither is our God’s perfect will for you and I to be afraid. However, the most repeated command throughout the Bible is “Do not be afraid.” Doesn’t that sound like a contradiction? Not quite! Fear itself doesn’t displease the Lord – it’s how we react to fear, and the motivations behind our fear. Fear of the Lord is where wisdom begins, so Proverbs 9:10 tells us. According to Proverbs 1:7 – The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Fear of the Lord denotes our reverence and love for Him. However, throughout the Bible we can find that there are only two types of fear – fear of earthly troubles, and fear of the Lord. The Difference Between Godly Fear, and Earthly Fear Adam was afraid, because he knew he committed a wrong and felt ashamed. Adam knew the terrible evil made him worthy of God’s wrath, to be hurled from paradise and burn in the Lake of Fire forever. This is the very first instance in human history when man experienced fear. He answered that he heard the Lord striding through the garden, but he hid: “I was afraid because I was naked.” (Genesis 3:10) God found them and asked them why they had hid – and do you know what Adam said? But Adam and Eve heard God coming, and realizing the ultimate evil they had committed, they hid behind the trees. When God strode through the garden, he looked for Adam. But as soon as they took a bite from the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, humanity was cut off from the Lord’s goodness and we fell into our sinful nature. In the perfect realm of paradise, the first humans Adam and Eve felt no fear at all. There are endless examples of fear in the Bible. Jesus was tempted in every way, including with fear, but he did not run away from his eternal destiny to save mankind from their sin. In the Garden of Gethsemane, hours before he was seized by the Romans for execution, just like his temptations in the desert, God allowed his Son to experience every form of human suffering. Yes – even Jesus Christ himself experienced fear. There are many stories of fear in the Bible – Moses was afraid to leave his comfortable shepherd’s life behind and confront the terrible Pharaoh the ten scouts who Moses had explore the Promised Land were afraid and caused the Hebrews to wander for another 40 years Jonah was afraid of God’s command, so ran to the edge of the sea where he was swallowed by a fish and how David must have trembled before the mighty Goliath!

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