Hebrews 12:29 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 12:29

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

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ASV

for our God is a consuming fire.

KJV

For our God is a consuming fire.

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 2.8.3 (253)

In sacred language God is called a fire, as when Scripture says, "Our God is a consuming fire." Concerning the substance of the angels, it also speaks as follows: "Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a burning fire." And in another place, "The angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire in the bush." In addition, we have received a command to be "fervent in spirit" by which expression undoubtedly the word of God is shown to be hot and fiery.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For our God is a consuming fire. Either God personally considered, God in the person of Christ; so the Shechinah, with the Jews, is called a consuming fire (n).

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For our God is a consuming fire - This is a further reason why we should serve God with profound reverence and unwavering fidelity. The quotation is made from Deu 4:24. “For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.” The object of the apostle here seems to be, to show that there was the same reason for fearing the displeasure of God under the new dispensation which there was under the old. It was the same God who was served. There had been no change in his attributes, or in the principles of his government.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	Also	G2532 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
πῦρ	pur	[is] a fire	G4442 →
καταναλίσκον.¶	katanaliskon	consuming.	G2654 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G4442pur[is] a fire70×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 9:3
But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:24
  For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 20:4
  For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
- Deuteronomy 7:23–24
  But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.
Through
2 Thessalonians 1:8
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
leads to
- 2 Peter 3:10–12
  But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 4:17
  For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
Through
Hebrews 10:27
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
leads to
- Isaiah 26:11
  O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
Through
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
leads to
- Nahum 1:6
  Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

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03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews