"Knowtherefore todaythat it is the LORDyour Godwho is crossingoverbeforeyou as a consumingfire.He will destroythem and He will subduethem beforeyou, so that you may drivethem out and destroythem quickly,justas the LORDhas spokento you.
"For My angelwill gobeforeyou and bringyou in to [the land of] the Amorites,the Hittites,the Perizzites,the Canaanites,the Hivitesand the Jebusites;and I will completelydestroythem.
And to the eyesof the sonsof Israelthe appearanceof the gloryof the LORDwas like a consumingfireon the mountaintop.
"I havenowrath.Should someonegiveMe briars[and] thornsin battle,[Then] I would stepon them, I would burnthem completely.
Behold,the nameof the LORDcomesfrom a remoteplace;Burningis His angerand denseis [His] smoke;His lipsare filledwith indignationAnd His tongueis like a consumingfire;
And the LORDwill cause His voiceof authorityto be heard,And the descendingof His armto be seenin fierceanger,And [in] the flameof a consumingfireIn cloudburst,downpourand hailstones.
For Tophethhas longbeen ready,Indeed,it has been preparedfor the king.He has madeit deepand large,A pyreof firewith plentyof wood;The breathof the LORD,like a torrentof brimstone,setsit afire.
Sinnersin Zionare terrified;Tremblinghas seizedthe godless."Whoamong us can livewith the consumingfire?Whoamong us can livewith continualburning?"
"The breakergoesup beforethem; They breakout, passthroughthe gateand goout by it. So their kinggoeson beforethem, And the LORDat their head."
After Jesus calledthe crowdto Him, He saidto them, "Hearand understand.
After He calledthe crowdto Him again,He [began] sayingto them, "Listento Me, allof you, and understand:
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
Sothendo not be foolish,but understandwhatthe willof the Lordis.
The LORDyour Godwho goesbeforeyou will Himselffighton your behalf, justas He didfor you in Egyptbefore your eyes,
"Whenyou goout to battleagainstyour enemiesand seehorsesand chariots[and] peoplemorenumerousthanyou, do not be afraidof them; for the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt,is with you.
for the LORDyour Godis the one who goeswith you, to fightfor you againstyour enemies,to saveyou.'
"For the LORDyour Godis a consumingfire,a jealousGod.
"You shall consumeallthe peopleswhomthe LORDyour Godwill deliverto you; your eyeshall not pitythem, norshall you servetheir gods,for that [would be] a snareto you.
"The LORDyour Godwill clearawaythesenationsbeforeyou littleby little;you will not be ableto putan endto them quickly,for the wildbeastswould growtoonumerousfor you.
"Know,then, [it is] not because of your righteousness[that] the LORDyour Godis givingyou thisgoodlandto possess,for you are a stubbornpeople.
dealingout retributionto thosewho do not knowGodand to thosewho do not obeythe gospelof our LordJesus.
for our Godis a consumingfire.
Joshuacapturedallthe citiesof thesekings,and alltheir kings,and he struckthem with the edgeof the sword,[and] utterlydestroyedthem; justas Mosesthe servantof the LORDhad commanded.
The LORDdeliveredthem into the handof Israel,so that they defeatedthem, and pursuedthem as faras GreatSidonand Misrephoth-maimand the valleyof Mizpehto the east;and they struckthem untilnosurvivorwas leftto them.
"Nowthen, giveme thishillcountryabout whichthe LORDspokeon that day,for you heardon that daythat Anakim[were] there,with greatfortifiedcities;perhapsthe LORDwill be with me, and I will drivethem out as the LORDhas spoken."
"Behold,the arkof the covenantof the Lordof allthe earthis crossingoveraheadof you into the Jordan.
So when the peoplesetout from their tentsto crossthe Jordanwith the priestscarryingthe arkof the covenantbeforethe people,
Deborahsaidto Barak,"Arise!For thisis the dayin whichthe LORDhas givenSiserainto your hands;behold,the LORDhas goneout beforeyou." So Barakwentdownfrom MountTaborwith tenthousandmenfollowinghim.
