Fear Not אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Sep 30, 2025 · 4m

We are in chapter fourteen of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ fear not. It is used 74 times in the Old Testament. אַל is an adverb of negation attached to the front of the word יָרֵא fear which we have previous looked at. So our phrase is fear not. Almost all the uses of our word are applied to God being the one instructing his people not to be afraid of what they are facing because of his relationship with them. We find our word used when God’s presence has appeared to a person in a special way that overwhelms them. Judges 6:22-23 When Gideon…