english is not very good for knowing yahweh's word. revelation is needed.
"listen" is valid, and used twice, while 'obey' is only translated once in the verse
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Exodus 9:20
Noah wasn't afraid. I am not afraid of the destruction coming to the united states soon.
Yahweh is our shelter. Daniel was not afraid of the lion's den. shadrack, meshak and abednego were not afraid of the furnace. we trust yahweh , by grace freely given in yahshua.
perfect love casts our fear out, as yahshua is in union in us who are in him.
perfect love is completely unknown by mwc, reb, and others unnamed for lack of time and space
oh,
perfect love is offered, as no greater gift than yahshua hamashiach could ever be comprehended,
but the rcc heresy and other heresies prevent those who trust other things from
knowing perfect love. as they trust other things, and lies, they are afraid, because they don't know the truth,
and their sin is still in them, and their 'conscience', or other part of them, 'knows' the judgment that is coming that will destroy them because they are not clean.
they can be clean, same as anyone else called by Yahweh, if He chooses them. He gives His conditions for and description of all those He chooses IN HIS WORD - all HIS CHILDREN, HIS SHEEP, listen to HIM and KNOW (by revelation, a sheer gift from HIM in YAHSHUA).....
they can be made clean, but don't want to be (so far), for whatever reason.
so they are afraid; unforgiven; rebellious....
and Yahweh sends out to bring in others WHO WILL, who are willing, TO LISTEN,
and brings them to HIS BANQUET, just because THEY LISTEN, and come when HE CALLS;
while those others won't go, nor come, nor listen when HE speaks (just as it is written in HIS WORD)...
the revelation is for those who listen. the punishment/wrath for those who don't.
I was just thinking of that one this morning, and how Noah (fearing things they were yet unseen) moved with fear to the preparing of the ark saving his house
Exodus 9:20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus 9:21And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.