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Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and, behold, the Lord Yahweh called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
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God's Warnings Can Escalate
Commentators like Calvin and Ellicott highlight that this vision of fire is significantly more severe than the previous vision of locusts. This demonstrates a pattern where God's warnings can intensify. When a nation or individual ignores gentler calls to repentance, God may employ more severe judgments to address persistent and hardened sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God called to contend by fire - that is, He “called” His people to maintain their cause with Him “by fire,” as He says, “I will plead” i…
19th Century
Anglican
Fire. —The poetical description of a yet more terrible calamity. God announces His intention of judging, i.e., punishing …
Baptist
This time, the prophet saw the fire devouring the land—perhaps the fire of war, which casts its blazing firebrand upon peaceful dwellings. This fir…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet shows that God had not only once spared the people, but that when He was again prepared for vengeance, He still willingly deferred it, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus has the Lord showed unto me Another vision after this manner: and, look, the Lord God called to contend …
God bears long, but he will not always bear with a provoking people. The remembrance of the mercies we formerly received, like the produce of the e…
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