Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Bible References

Is a jealous

Deuteronomy 4:24
For Jehovah your God is a consuming fire, even a totally demanding zealous God. (He requires exclusive devotion!)
Exodus 20:5
Do not worship them or serve them. I, Jehovah your God, am a God demanding exclusive devotion. (I do not tolerate rivals.) I will not share your affection with any other god. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
Amos 3:2
Of all the families of the earth I have chosen (known) only you. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke Jehovah to rivalry (indignation) (anger)? Are we stronger than he?

Lest

Deuteronomy 7:4
They will lead your young people away from me to serve other gods. So the anger of Jehovah will be kindled against you and will destroy you suddenly.
Deuteronomy 11:17
Jehovah will become angry with you. He will shut the sky and there will be no rain. Then the ground will not grow any crops. You will quickly disappear from this good land Jehovah is giving you.
Numbers 32:10
That day Jehovah became angry and swore this oath:
2 Chronicles 36:16
They mocked God's messengers. They despised his words, and made fun of his prophets until Jehovah became angry with his people. He could no longer heal them.
Psalm 90:7
Your anger consumes us. We are troubled by your rage.

Destroy

Genesis 7:4
Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.
Exodus 32:12
Do not let the Egyptians say: 'He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That is why he brought them out of our land.' Do not be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.
1 Kings 13:34
This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam. It brought about its ruin and total destruction from the face of the earth.
Amos 9:8
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom! Yet, I will destroy it from off the face of the earth! I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, said Jehovah.