Deuteronomy 4:12

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 4

“And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.”Deuteronomy 4:12

What Does Deuteronomy 4:12 Mean?

Deuteronomy 4:12 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 4, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Doubt.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 4:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

John 1:18“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”Deuteronomy 5:4“The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,”Deuteronomy 5:22“These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.”Deuteronomy 4:15“Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:”Psalms 147:19“He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.”Deuteronomy 4:33“Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?”Deuteronomy 4:36“Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.”1 Kings 19:12“And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.”Matthew 3:17“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”John 12:28“Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”Hebrews 12:19“And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:”2 Peter 1:17“For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Exodus 20:22“And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.”Isaiah 30:21“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”Isaiah 40:3“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”Isaiah 40:6“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:”Isaiah 40:18“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?”Matthew 3:3“For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”John 5:37“And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.”Colossians 1:15“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:”

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