Deuteronomy 4:24

“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.”

"For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God." - Deuteronomy 4:24
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What does Deuteronomy 4:24 mean?

Deuteronomy 4:24 from the King James Version of the Bible states, "For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God." This verse is found within the larger context of the book of Deuteronomy, which is the fifth book of the Pentateuch, or the Torah, and it is…

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The Consuming Fire: Understanding God's Zeal for His People

In Deuteronomy 4:24, we find a striking declaration about the nature of God: "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God." This verse encapsulates two profound characteristics of God—His holiness and His passionate, unwavering desire for His relationship with…

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A Prayer of Reverence and Submission to the Consuming Fire

O Mighty and Eternal God, As I come before Your holy throne today, I am reminded of the profound truth encapsulated in Your Word: "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God" (Deuteronomy 4:24, KJV). Lord, I stand in awe of the power of Your presence…

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Deuteronomy 4:24 - "For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God."
Deuteronomy 24:4 - "Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance."
Deuteronomy 24:12 - "And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:"
Deuteronomy 12:24 - "Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 1:24 - "And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out."
Deuteronomy 9:24 - "Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you."
Deuteronomy 27:24 - "Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Sihon king of heshbon and Moses in Deuteronomy 2:24-37
Deuteronomy 24:17 - "¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:"
Deuteronomy 24:6 - "¶ No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge."
Deuteronomy 24:2 - "And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife."
Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Deuteronomy 4:4 - "But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day."
Deuteronomy 24:21 - "When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
Deuteronomy 24:22 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing."
Deuteronomy 31:24 - "¶ And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,"
Galatians 4:24-27
Exodus 24:4
Genesis 24-4
Deuteronomy 24:9 - "Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt."
Deuteronomy 24:11 - "Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee."
Deuteronomy 24:10 - "¶ When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge."
Deuteronomy 24:20 - "When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow."
"And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:" - Deuteronomy 24:12
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 34:1-4 – Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo.
Deuteronomy 4:44 - "¶ And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:"