• Salvation and Rejoicing Under the Messiah’s Reign
    Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I

    •  8. How does Jesus find enjoyment in the fear of Jehovah?

      8 What is the fear of Jehovah that the Messiah displays? Jesus certainly is not terrified by God, fearful of his condemnation. Rather, the Messiah has a respectful awe of God, a loving reverence for him. A God-fearing person desires always to “do the things pleasing to him,” as Jesus does. (John 8:29) By word and example, Jesus teaches that there is no greater joy than walking every day in the wholesome fear of Jehovah.

  • Salvation and Rejoicing Under the Messiah’s Reign
    Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I

    •  6. What kind of ruler is the Messiah prophesied to be?

      6 What kind of ruler will the Messiah be? Will he be like the cruel, self-willed Assyrian who destroys the ten-tribe northern kingdom of Israel? Of course not. Of the Messiah, Isaiah says: “Upon him the spirit of Jehovah must settle down, the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of mightiness, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah; and there will be enjoyment by him in the fear of Jehovah.” (Isaiah 11:2, 3a)