A consuming fire (πυρ καταναλισκον). From De 4:24. Present active participle of καταναλισκω, old compound verb, here only in the N…

For our God is a consuming fire. This is a further reason why we should serve God with profound reverence and unwavering fidelity. The quo…

A quotation from Deuteronomy 4:24. There these words follow a solemn warning against idolatry. This passage then belongs to the same class as Hebre…

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we tur…

In an expression apparently taken from Dt 4:24, the writer emphasizes that God is not to be trifled with. We can be so taken up with the love and c…

For our God, etc. As he had previously kindly presented to us the grace of God, so he now makes known his severity; and he seems …

For our God is a consuming fire .

Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church-state was formed, was a mountain that could be touched (though the people were forbidden to do so)—a place …

After describing the condition of both testaments, the Apostle now argues from this description and does two things: first, he argues; second, he d…