But understand that today the Lord your God will cross over ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will devastate and subdue them before you. You will drive them out and destroy them swiftly, as the Lord has told you.

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

when the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth goes ahead of you into the Jordan.

for our God is a consuming fire.

I will not drive them out ahead of you in a single year; otherwise, the land would become desolate, and wild animals would multiply against you.

The Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt.

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you—

You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.

For the Lord your God is the One who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’

The Lord your God is the One who will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the Lord has said.

When the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people.

I am not angry,
but if it produces thorns and briers for Me,
I will fight against it, trample it,
and burn it to the ground.

Look, Yahweh comes from far away,
His anger burning and heavy with smoke.
His lips are full of fury,
and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

And the Lord will make the splendor of His voice heard
and reveal His arm striking in angry wrath
and a flame of consuming fire,
in driving rain, a torrent, and hailstones.

Indeed! Topheth has been ready
for the king for a long time now.
Its funeral pyre is deep and wide,
with plenty of fire and wood.
The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone,
kindles it.

The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”

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 hold on to you with My righteous right hand.

One who breaks open the way
will advance before them;
they will break out, pass through the gate,
and leave by it.
Their King will pass through before them,
the Lord as their leader.

The mountains quake before Him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles at His presence—
the world and all who live in it.

Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and understand:

Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

What then are we to say about these things?
If God is for us, who is against us?

So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

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Summary

Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.

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Bible References

Understand

Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.
Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and understand:
Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Goeth over

The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt.
For the Lord your God is the One who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’
The Lord your God is the One who will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the Lord has said.
when the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth goes ahead of you into the Jordan.
One who breaks open the way
will advance before them;
they will break out, pass through the gate,
and leave by it.
Their King will pass through before them,
the Lord as their leader.
Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

A consuming fire

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
I am not angry,
but if it produces thorns and briers for Me,
I will fight against it, trample it,
and burn it to the ground.
Look, Yahweh comes from far away,
His anger burning and heavy with smoke.
His lips are full of fury,
and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”
The mountains quake before Him,
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles at His presence—
the world and all who live in it.
taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
for our God is a consuming fire.

He shall

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you—
I will not drive them out ahead of you in a single year; otherwise, the land would become desolate, and wild animals would multiply against you.
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 hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
What then are we to say about these things?
If God is for us, who is against us?

General references

for our God is a consuming fire.

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