Psalms 78:21

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When the LORD heard this, he was furious. A fire broke out against Jacob, and his anger flared up against Israel,

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  • Num 11:1-3 : 1 The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp. 2 When the people cried to Moses, he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died out. 3 So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.
  • Num 11:10 : 10 Moses’ Complaint to the Lord Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and when the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, Moses was also displeased.
  • Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
  • Ps 78:31 : 31 when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
  • 1 Cor 10:5 : 5 But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.
  • 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
  • Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire.
  • Jude 1:5 : 5 Now I desire to remind you(even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.

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  • Ps 78:58-59
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    58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols.

    59 God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel.

  • 34 Judgment at Kadesh Barnea When the LORD heard you, he became angry and made this vow:

  • 1 The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.

  • Isa 42:24-25
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    24 Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.

    25 So he poured out his fierce anger on them, along with the devastation of war. Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; it burned against them, but they did not take it to heart.

  • 20 A Divine Decision The LORD was furious with Israel. He said,“This nation has violated the terms of the covenant I made with their ancestors by disobeying me.

  • 3 ג(Gimel) In fierce anger he destroyed the whole army of Israel. He withdrew his right hand as the enemy attacked. He was like a raging fire in the land of Jacob; it consumed everything around it.

  • 31 when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

  • 10 So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and he swore,

  • 3 When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the LORD flared up against Israel.

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    21 They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them.

    22 For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains.

  • 2 Sam 22:8-9
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    8 The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.

    9 Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

  • Ps 18:7-8
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    7 The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.

    8 Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

  • 20 Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?”

  • 7 God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.

  • 22 Moreover, you continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-Hattaavah.

  • 18 Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.

  • 40 So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

  • 8 At Horeb you provoked him and he was angry enough with you to destroy you.

  • 27 That is why the LORD’s anger erupted against this land, bringing on it all the curses written in this scroll.

  • Num 32:13-14
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    13 So the LORD’s anger was kindled against the Israelites, and he made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all that generation that had done wickedly before the LORD was finished.

    14 Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the LORD against the Israelites.

  • 31 So I have poured my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

  • 5 How long will this go on, O LORD? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

  • 10 Moses’ Complaint to the Lord Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and when the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, Moses was also displeased.

  • 19 A Word of Judgment But the LORD took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him.

  • 21 But the LORD became angry with me because of you and vowed that I would never cross the Jordan nor enter the good land that he is about to give you.

  • 18 For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.

  • 32 They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,

  • 20 So,” the Sovereign LORD says,“my raging fury will be poured out on this land. It will be poured out on human beings and animals, on trees and crops. And it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished.”

  • 9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he departed.

  • 62 He delivered his people over to the sword, and was angry with his chosen nation.

  • 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

  • 3 So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.

  • 17 I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

  • 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!

  • 37 As for me, the LORD was also angry with me on your account. He said,“You also will not be able to go there.

  • 16 They made him jealous with other gods, they enraged him with abhorrent idols.

  • 26 But the LORD was angry at me because of you and would not listen to me. Instead, he said to me,“Enough of that! Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.

  • 25 So the LORD is furious with his people; he lifts his hand and strikes them. The mountains shake, and corpses lie like manure in the middle of the streets. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

  • 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.