Hebrews 12:29
for also our God [is] a consuming fire.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For our God is a consuming fire.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 24:17And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah [is] as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;
Numbers 16:35and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.
Deuteronomy 9:3and thou hast known to-day, that Jehovah thy God [is] He who is passing over before thee — a fire consuming; He doth destroy them, and He doth humble them before thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and destroyed them hastily, as Jehovah hath spoken to thee.
Psalms 97:3Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.
Daniel 7:9'I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow [is] white, and the hair of his head [is] as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:19-29
Nature of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 21 And so terrible was the sight, that… Read the whole commentary →