“Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”
The awe of creation: 'Should you not fear me? declares the LORD. Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.' This verse appeals to creation as evidence of God's power and majesty: God controls nature, setting boundaries (the sand barrier between sea and land) that cannot be transgressed despite the sea's power. The rhetorical questions ('Should you not fear me?' 'Should you not tremble in my presence?') expect a positive answer: the people should stand in awe of God's power as demonstrated in creation. Theologically, this verse establishes that creation's orderliness (the sea respects its boundary) should inspire awe and fear in the people; if creation obeys its creator, how much more should the people?
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