1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Deuteronomy 4:24 | *Because the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Hebrews 12:29. | Fire. God often appeared in the midst of fire. All the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy, Sophonias 1:18., and 3:8. (Calmet) --- By these expressions, we are exhorted not to do any thing which would excite the indignation of our true lover, nor ever be unfaithful to him. (Haydock) --- The pagans thought that fire was the fittest symbol of the divinity. (Porphyr. de Abstin.) |