Gen 31:42 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 42. The fear of Isaac ] It is strange that Jacob should say, the GOD of Abraham and the FEAR of Isaac , when both words are meant of the same Being . The reason perhaps was this; Abraham was long since dead, and God was his unalienable portion for ever. Isaac was yet alive in a state of probation , living in the fear of God, not exempt from the danger of falling ; therefore God is said to be his fear ��not only the object of his religious worship in a general way, but that holy and just God before whom he was still working out his salvation with fear and trembling��fear lest he should fall, and trembling lest he should offend.

‏ Genesis 31:42

Verse 42. The fear of Isaac] It is strange that Jacob should say, the GOD of Abraham and the FEAR of Isaac, when both words are meant of the same Being. The reason perhaps was this; Abraham was long since dead, and God was his unalienable portion for ever. Isaac was yet alive in a state of probation, living in the fear of God, not exempt from the danger of falling; therefore God is said to be his fear��not only the object of his religious worship in a general way, but that holy and just God before whom he was still working out his salvation with fear and trembling��fear lest he should fall, and trembling lest he should offend.