Reverence
REVERENCE
Awful regard; an act of obeisance; a submissive and humble deportment.
See LORD’S NAME TAKEN IN VAIN.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Reverence
(usually some form of , , to fear), a respectful, submissive disposition of mind arising from affection and esteem, from a sense of superiority in the person reverenced. Hence children reverence their fathers even when their fathers correct them by stripes (Heb 12:9); hence subjects reverence their sovereign (2Sa 9:6); hence wives reverence their husbands (Eph 5:33); and hence all ought to reverence God. We reverence the name of God, the house of God, the worship of God, etc.; we reverence the attributes of God, the commands, dispensations, etc., of God; and we ought to demonstrate our reverence by overt acts, such as are suitable and becoming to time, place, and circumstances. For though a man may reverence God in his heart, yet unless he behave reverentially and give proofs of his reverence by demeanor, conduct, and obedience, he will not easily persuade his fellow- mortals that his bosom is the residence of this divine and heavenly disposition; for, in fact, a reverence for God is not one of those lights which burn under a bushel, but one of those whose sprightly lustre illuminates .wherever it is admitted. Reverence is, strictly speaking, perhaps the internal disposition of the mind, (Rom 13:7); and honor, , the external expression of that disposition.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Reverence
REVERENCE.The sentiment of veneration, a feeling of high regard and admiration. When cherished towards a superior, it is an emotion of respectful awe. When directed towards God, it is an essential factor in Divine worship. This sentiment usually finds expression in acts of courtesy, respect, or adoration, so that the object held in reverential regard receives fitting homage. But it is to be noted that the term , which in Act 26:5 emphasizes the ritual side of religion, does not occur in the Gospels (cf. Coleridge, Aids to Reflection, Introd., Aphor. xxiii.).
The terms which denote reverence towards God come properly under worship, in which reverence is an essential quality; but it may be proper to include in this article passages which involve reverence towards Jesus Christ in the days of His flesh. In the Gospel narratives several terms are used to express the feeling of reverence, but there is no decisive reason to distinguish the usage of these terms as they occur in the Synoptics and in the Fourth Gospel. The term reverence, as the translation of to turn ones self untois found only a few times. It is used in the parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (Mat 21:37, Mar 12:6, Luk 20:13), where the idea is that even those who had ill-treated the servants might show proper respect and honour to the Son. (See also the usage of the same word in the parable of the Unjust Judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man, Luk 18:2-4).
The word and its derivatives are used to express high reverential regard and profound respect (Mat 13:57; Mat 15:4-6, Mar 7:10, Joh 5:23; Joh 5:41; Joh 8:49; Joh 8:54). Here the regard due to a prophet of God, the affectionate respect of children for their parents, and reverence for the Son, as for the Father, are expressed. The term , which means to kiss the hand to, and then to bow down before, is often used in the Gospels to signify the sentiment of reverential regard, and even of worship (Mat 2:2; Mat 2:8-11; Mat 4:9; Mat 14:33; Mat 15:25; Mat 20:20; Mat 28:17, Mar 5:6; Mar 15:19). In these passages we have reference to the adoration of Jesus by the Magi, Herods desire to do homage to the child at Bethlehem, the request of the devil that Jesus should worship him, the disciples doing homage to their Lord by the sea, the Canaanite woman humbling herself before Jesus, the mother of James and John as she made her bold request for her two sons, the disciples after the resurrection of Christ, the demoniac of Gadara before Jesus, the mock homage paid to Jesus on the Cross. In many of these passages the outward act of bowing down is implied.
In one place (Joh 9:31) the term is used to describe a worshipper of God, or one who regards and treats God with reverence. In several places certain physical acts are significant of reverence, such as , to fall down before (Mar 3:11; Mar 5:33, Luk 8:28); , to bend the knee (Mat 17:14, Mar 1:40); , to fall upon the face. These movements of the body are expressive of feelings of reverential regard. In some passages , to glorify, is used in a rather suggestive way to set forth the idea of giving reverence to (as in Mat 6:2; Mat 9:8, Mar 2:12, Luk 5:25-26; Luk 7:16, Joh 8:54; Joh 17:1-4), where hypocrites seeking glory of men, people of different sorts giving glory to God, the Father glorifying the Son, and the Son giving glory to the Father, are alluded to. In the Lords Prayer, , to hallow or hold sacred (Mat 6:9) the name of God, implies the sentiment of reverence in its highest form. The terms , to salute, and , salutation (Mar 9:15; Mar 15:18, Luk 1:29-41), are also expressive of reverential regard.
Some additional passages may be merely noted, wherein words and phrases denote reverence in different aspects: Mat 7:29; Mat 8:8; Mat 9:27; Mat 12:23; Mat 16:16; Mat 21:9-15; Mat 22:21; Mat 23:12; Mat 26:12, Mar 1:7; Mar 9:1-10, Luk 2:9-20; Luk 7:16; Luk 7:44-45; Luk 8:35-37; Luk 19:35; Luk 23:11, Joh 12:3; Joh 12:14; Joh 13:13; Joh 21:15; Joh 21:17.
In the Gospel narratives it is evident that the sentiment of reverence has a large place. It is at root a certain psychical state, or temper of the soul. This temper seeks expression in certain outward acts. In religion this state of the soul is fundamental, and its expression in ritual acts is natural.
Literature.C. F. Kent, Messages of Israels Lawgivers (1902), 247; A. H. M. Sime, Elements of Religion2 [Note: designates the particular edition of the work referred] , 15, Epic of God (1902), 53; E. Wordsworth, Thoughts on the Lords Prayer (1898), 63; G. H. Morrison, Flood-tide (1901), 103; Newman, Par. and Plain Serm. i. 295, v. 13, viii. 1; T. G. Selby, Lesson of a Dilemma (1893), 123; Phillips Brooks, Light of the World (1891), 253.
Francis R. Beattie.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Reverence
rever-ens: In the Old Testament, reverence occurs as the translation of two Hebrew words, yare’ and shahah. The root idea of the former is fear. It is used to express the attitude toward God Himself, as in Psa 89:7 the King James Version; or toward His sanctuary, as in Lev 19:30; Lev 26:2. So the group of ideas there would be fear, awe, reverence. The root idea of the second is falling down, as prostration of the body. It is used to express the bearing toward another who is considered superior, as in 2Sa 9:6 the King James Version; 1Ki 1:31 the King James Version; Est 3:2, Est 3:5. The group of ideas here, therefore, is honor, obeisance, reverence.
In the New Testament reverence occurs as the translation of three Greek words, ados, phobeomai, and entrepomai. In the first, the idea is modesty (Heb 12:28; compare 1Ti 2:9). In the second, fear (Eph 5:33 the King James Version), though here it is used to set forth the attitude of proper subjection on the part of a wife toward her husband (compare 1Pe 3:2, 1Pe 3:5). In the third, the idea is that of the self-valuation of inferiority, and so sets forth an attitude toward another of doing him honor (Mat 21:37; Mar 12:6; Luk 20:13; Heb 12:9).
In the Apocrypha entrepomai occurs in The Wisdom of Solomon 2:10; Sirach 4:22. In addition, proskuneo, make obeisance, occurs in Judith 10:23; 14:7; thaumazo, wonder, Sirach 7:29, and aischunomai, be ashamed, Baruch 4:15.
Reverend occurs in the Old Testament in Psa 111:9, of the name of God (yare’), and in the Apocrypha in 2 Macc 15:12, a man reverend (aidemon, modest) in bearing, and in the New Testament the Revised Version (British and American) has reverent in demeanor (hieroprepes) in Tit 2:3 and reverend in Phi 4:8 margin (semnos).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Reverence
For God
– General references
Gen 17:3; Exo 3:5; Exo 19:16-24; Exo 34:29-35; Isa 45:9 Fear of God
For God’s house
Lev 19:30; Lev 26:2
For ministers
– General references
1Sa 16:4; Act 28:10; 1Co 16:18; Phi 2:29; 1Th 5:12-13; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7; Heb 13:17 Minister, A Sacred Teacher
For kings
– For kings
1Sa 24:6; 1Sa 26:9; 1Sa 26:11; 2Sa 1:14; 2Sa 16:21; Ecc 10:20; 1Pe 2:17 Rulers
For magistrates
– General references
Exo 22:28; 2Pe 2:10; Jud 1:8 Rulers
For parents
– General references
Exo 20:12; Lev 19:3; Isa 45:10 Parents
For the aged
Lev 19:32; Job 32:4-7