Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
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The Scripture echoesDeuteronomy 4:24
Hebrews takes Sinai's warning as a present description: for Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, and our God is a consuming fire.
“For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.”
The same threadHebrews 4:16
Reverence and access held together: the consuming fire is met at a throne of grace.
“Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.”