Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

General references

Bible References

We again

John 5:14
Later on, Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Look! You have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."
Romans 6:1
What should we say, then? Should we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
2 Peter 2:20
For if, after escaping the world's corruptions through a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah, they are again entangled and conquered by those corruptions, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

Join in

Ezra 9:2
because they and their sons have married foreign women. As a result, the holy people have mingled themselves among the nations of these lands. As a matter of fact, the senior officials and the rulers have been foremost in this sin."
Exodus 23:32
You are not to make a covenant with them or with their gods.
Judges 2:2
As for you, you must not make any treaties with the inhabitants of this land. Instead, tear down their altars.' But you haven't obeyed me. What have you done?
Nehemiah 13:23
At that time I also noticed that Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Wouldest not thou

Exodus 32:10
Now let me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may consume them, but I'll make a great nation of you."
Numbers 16:21
"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment."
Deuteronomy 9:8
At Horeb you continually rebelled against the LORD, so that he was angry enough to destroy you.

No remnant

Ezra 9:8
Though now, for a moment, grace has been shown from the LORD our God, leaving a few survivors to escape, and providing us a secure hold in his Holy Place, so that our God might enlighten us and give us relief from our servitude.
Deuteronomy 32:26
"I said, "I will scatter them, erasing their memory from the human race,
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies hadn't left us a few survivors, we would be like Sodom; we would be like Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 46:28
"As for you, my servant Jacob, don't be afraid, and Israel, don't be dismayed," declares the LORD, "for I am with you. Indeed, I'll make an end of all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you! I'll discipline you justly, but I'll certainly not leave you unpunished."
Ezekiel 6:8
I'll leave a remnant among you those who will escape the sword when I'll have scattered you throughout the earth.

General references

Nehemiah 10:30
"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons.
Job 34:31
"Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.

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