Deuteronomy 9:3
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3 Know, then, today that the Lord your God is the one who crosses over before you as a devouring fire; he will defeat them and subdue them before you, so that you may dispossess and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has promised you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:24
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24 For the Lord your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.(A)
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Hebrews 12:29
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29 for indeed our God is a consuming fire.(A)
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Joshua 3:11
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11 the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going to pass before you into the Jordan.
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Exodus 23:29-31
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29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.(A) 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. 31 I will set your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the sea of the Philistines and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will hand over to you the inhabitants of the land, and you shall drive them out before you.(B)
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- 23.31 Or Sea of Reeds
Deuteronomy 20:4
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4 for it is the Lord your God who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to give you victory.’(A)
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Deuteronomy 7:23-24
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23 But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great panic until they are destroyed. 24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you shall blot out their name from under heaven; no one will be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them.(A)
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Romans 8:31
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God’s Love in Christ Jesus
31 What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?(A)
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Micah 2:13
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13 The one who breaks out will go up before them;
they will break through and pass the gate,
going out by it.
Their king will pass on before them,
the Lord at their head.(A)
2 Thessalonians 1:8
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8 in a fiery flame, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(A)
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Deuteronomy 1:30
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30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your very eyes(A)
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Revelation 19:11-16
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(A) 12 His eyes are like[a] a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.(B) 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in[b] blood, and his name is called The Word of God.(C) 14 And the armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[c] them with a scepter of iron; he will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.(D) 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(E)
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Mark 7:14
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14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
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Matthew 15:10
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Things That Defile
10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand:
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Nahum 1:5-6
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5 The mountains quake before him,
and the hills melt;
the earth heaves before him,
the world and all who live in it.(A)
6 Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.(B)
Isaiah 41:10-16
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10 do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)
11 All who are incensed against you
shall be ashamed and disgraced;
those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.(B)
12 You shall seek those who contend with you,
but you shall not find them;
those who war against you
shall be as nothing at all.(C)
13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Do not fear,
I will help you.”(D)
14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you maggot[a] Israel!
I will help you, says the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.(E)
15 I will make of you a threshing sledge,
sharp, new, and having teeth;
you shall thresh the mountains and crush them,
and you shall make the hills like chaff.(F)
16 You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away,
and the tempest shall scatter them.
Then you shall rejoice in the Lord;
in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.(G)
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- 41.14 Cn: Heb men of
Isaiah 33:14
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14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
“Who among us can live with the devouring fire?
Who among us can live with everlasting flames?”
Isaiah 30:33
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33 For his burning place[a] has long been prepared, also for the king;[b] its pyre is made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.(A)
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Isaiah 30:30
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30 And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and tempest and hailstones.(A)
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Isaiah 30:27
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Judgment on Assyria
27 See, the name of the Lord comes from far away,
his anger burning and his burden heavy;[a]
his lips are full of indignation,
and his tongue is like a devouring fire;(A)
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- 30.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 27:4
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4 I have no wrath.
If it gives me thorns and briers,
I will march to battle against it.
I will burn it up.(A)
Joshua 3:14
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14 When the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan, the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were in front of the people.
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Deuteronomy 7:16
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16 You shall devour all the peoples that the Lord your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 7:1-2
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A Chosen People
7 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy and he clears away many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you(A)— 2 and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy.(B)
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.(A)
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