15(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-16)Here is, I. A brief summary of religion, containing the first principles of faith and obedience, Deut. 6:4 , 5 . These two verses the Jews reckon one of the choicest portions of scripture: they write it in their phylacteries, and think themselves not only obliged to say it at least twice every day, but very happy in being so obliged, having this saying among them, Blessed are we, who every morning…
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