Deuteronomy 6:15

(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.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:24 also describes God as a 'consuming fire, a jealous God,' directly paralleling the same attribute here.

Deuteronomy 7:4 expands the warning: intermarriage leads to idolatry, kindling God's anger and destruction as here.

Deuteronomy 11:17 specifies drought as an expression of God's kindled wrath, similar to the destruction threatened here.

Exodus 32:12 shows Moses pleading with God to relent from destroying Israel after idolatry — the same jealous anger warned against here.

Exodus 20:5 Allusion

Exodus 20:5 is the original declaration of God's jealousy against idolatry, which Deuteronomy 6:15 echoes directly.

1 Corinthians 10:22 applies the OT jealousy warning to the church, asking if we dare provoke God to jealousy.

2 Chronicles 36:16 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:16 shows the ultimate fulfillment of this warning: God's wrath without remedy leads to exile and destruction.

Exodus 34:14 directly states 'the Lord is a jealous God' — the same attribute that underlies the warning here.

Judges 2:12 Parallel

Judges 2:12 recounts Israel provoking God to anger by serving other gods — the very sin warned against here.

2 Corinthians 6:16 applies the OT principle of God dwelling among His people and calls for separation from idols — echoing the jealous God theme here.

In 1 Kings 13:34, Jeroboam's idolatry leads to his house's destruction — a fulfillment of the jealous God's anger warned about here.

Numbers 32:10–15 Historical context

Numbers 32:10-15 recounts God's anger at Kadesh-barnea — a historical example of the kindled anger warned here.

2 Chronicles 28:6 shows destruction coming upon Judah for forsaking God — an example of the jealous anger described here.

Psalm 90:7 Related theme

Psalm 90:7 expresses being consumed by God's anger, echoing the destruction threatened here against disobedience.

Psalm 90:11 Related theme

Psalm 90:11 contemplates the overwhelming power of God's anger, reinforcing the severity of the warning here.

Jeremiah 7:6 Related theme

Jeremiah 7:6 includes 'walking after other gods' among sins that bring God's judgment — echoing the warning here.

Amos 9:8 Related theme

Amos 9:8 declares God will destroy the sinful kingdom — consistent with the jealous God's threat to destroy Israel here.