Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 5:25 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 5:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 5 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. hear: Heb. add to hear”
Deuteronomy 5:25 (KJV)
Historical Context for Deuteronomy 5:25
People Mentioned
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:25
The people's fear—'Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us'—reveals appropriate terror before holy God. The Hebrew 'akal' (consume/devour) acknowledges that God's holiness destroys sin. The warning 'if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die' demonstrates human inability to endure prolonged divine presence. This validates the need for mediatorial priesthood and ultimately Christ's mediating work. Sinners require a go-between who can approach God safely and represent them. This Old Testament pattern prefigures the gospel's central truth: ac...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 5:25
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“saying”
“most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.”
“Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.{Deuteronomy 27:26}”
“Yahweh came from Sinai”
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
“written engraved on stones”