Deuteronomy 6:15

15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.^[a] Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and wipe you off the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:15

For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you
He was near to them, in the midst of them, his tabernacle being placed between their camps; and was a God jealous of his honour and glory in matters of worship, and would resent any affront given him in that way:

lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee;
there being nothing more apt to stir up his wrath than idolatry:

and destroy thee from off the face of the earth;
suffer them to be carried captive out of their own land, and to be scattered among the nations of the world, and be utterly destroyed.

Deuteronomy 6:15 In-Context

13 Fear the Lord your God, worship Him, and take [your] oaths in His name.

14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you,

15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and wipe you off the face of the earth.

16 Do not test the Lord your God as you tested [Him] at Massah.

17 Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you.

Footnotes

• [a]. Dt 5:9