And they feared exceedingly ordsprog

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words, “Who can this be? Even the wind and the waves obey him.”

Saint Augustine (354-430)

Saint Augustine

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

And here comes in the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both; but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved....I sum up by saying that since his being loved depends upon his subjects, while his being feared depends upon himself, [one] should build on what is his own, and not on what rests with others.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Niccolo Machiavelli

Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

I feared the St. Catherine would capsize if I turned sideways into the wind to make a turn to go back.

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! / And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

These are exceedingly minor injuries that take an exceedingly long time to heal. And as much as you want to have somebody fit into your schedules and you want them to play, this injury has a mind of its own.

Suffice to say, our murder rate is exceedingly high and exceedingly troublesome.

Harry Shorstein

Most experts agree that calculating wind chill gives a number too low. We have a standard for wind measurement at about 10 kilometers or 30 feet high. It's good for aviation use but it overestimates the wind speed. The wind down below is lighter (slower) than the wind at that height.

The man that believes will obey; failure to obey is convincing proof that there is no true faith present.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

Pex Tufvesson created the music program Noisetracker. The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.

Sydney J. Harris (1917-)

Sydney J. Harris

The only thing that convinced them to obey the law was when we hired (attorney) David Carrier - 'We are going to sue you' - that got their attention. I've found that virtually nobody wants to obey the law and that nobody wants to enforce the law.

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