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24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; He is a [a]jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His].

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:24 I.e. intolerant of unfaithfulness.

24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire,(A) a jealous God.(B)

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16 
“Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the [a]palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:16 In Jewish tradition there is a story representing Israel as God’s daughter, who asks Him to stamp a seal of her on His heart and arm (Song 8:6). God replies that such a seal cannot always be seen, so He has instead inscribed her upon His palms.

16 See, I have engraved(A) you on the palms of my hands;
    your walls(B) are ever before me.

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22 Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply [a]offend Him.](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:22 The offense consists of becoming “partners with demons” (v 20) merely to enjoy the pagan meal as an exercise of the believer’s liberty.

22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(A) Are we stronger than he?(B)

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