arrogant in their practical atheism, but rather those who feared the LORD talked with each other. ‘Those who feared the LORD’ are those who displayed true reverence towards him, putting their trust in him. Such fear is of the essence of the Old Testament presentation of true religion. ‘And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the
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