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Deuteronomy 5:26 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Deuteronomy 5:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 5 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?”
Deuteronomy 5:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:26
The rhetorical question 'For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?' emphasizes Israel's unique privilege and the danger of divine encounter. The phrase 'living God' contrasts Yahweh with lifeless pagan idols—He is dynamic, active, and speaking. That Israel survived hearing God's voice demonstrates divine grace and restraint. This verse acknowledges that unmediated exposure to God's holiness would destroy sinners. The marvel is not only that God spoke but that the people lived, validating God's covena...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 5:26
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“as you have heard”
“no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.”
“and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembles”
“and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
“I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.{Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27}”
“Cry! One said”
“I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
“and saw that it was corrupt”
“for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”