Deuteronomy 9:3

New Living Translation

But recognize today that the Lord your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the Lord has promised.

Cross References

Exodus 23:23

For my angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely.

Exodus 24:17

To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the Lord appeared at the summit like a consuming fire.

Isaiah 27:4

My anger will be gone. If I find briers and thorns growing, I will attack them; I will burn them up—

Isaiah 30:27

Look! The Lord is coming from far away, burning with anger, surrounded by thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire.

Isaiah 30:30

And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.

Isaiah 30:33

Topheth—the place of burning— has long been ready for the Assyrian king; the pyre is piled high with wood. The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. Terror seizes the godless. “Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry. “Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”

Micah 2:13

Your leader will break out and lead you out of exile, out through the gates of the enemy cities, back to your own land. Your king will lead you; the Lord himself will guide you.”

Matthew 15:10

Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

Mark 7:14

Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

Romans 8:31

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Ephesians 5:17

Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

Deuteronomy 1:30

The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 20:1

“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

Deuteronomy 20:4

For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’

Deuteronomy 4:24

The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 7:16

“You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.

Deuteronomy 7:22

The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you.

Deuteronomy 9:6

You must recognize that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 12:29

For our God is a devouring fire.

Joshua 11:12

Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, completely destroying them, just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded.

Joshua 11:8

And the Lord gave them victory over their enemies. The Israelites chased them as far as Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward into the valley of Mizpah, until not one enemy warrior was left alive.

Joshua 14:12

So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.”

Joshua 3:11

Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River!

Joshua 3:14

So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them.

Judges 4:14

Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory over Sisera, for the Lord is marching ahead of you.” So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle.