Treasury of Scripture
shalt not
Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make to you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath...
the Lord On the import of the word {yehowah}, which we translate Lord, see Note on Ex.
Deuteronomy 3:15 And I gave Gilead to Machir.
. The word {elohim}, which is rendered God, in the singular, {eloah}, and in Arabic {allah}, is derived from the Arabic {alaha}, he worshipped, adored, was struck with astonishment, fear, or terror: and hence, he adored with sacred honour and veneration: it also signifies, he succoured, liberated, kept in safety, or defended. Here we learn that {elohim} denotes the {sole object of adoration}; the perfections of whose nature must {astonish} all whom contemplate them, and fill with {horror} all who rebel against him; that consequently he must be {worshipped with reverence and religious fear}; and that every sincere worshipper may expect {help} in all his weaknesses, etc., {freedom} from the power, guilt, and consequences of sin, and {support} and {defence} to the uttermost.
a jealous God
Exodus 34:14 For you shall worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
visiting
Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...
Jeremiah 32:18 You show loving kindness to thousands, and recompense the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great...
Daniel 9:4-9 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God...
Matthew 23:35,36 That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth...
Romans 11:28,29 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes...