Hebrews 12:29 (DBY)

Passage

For also our God [is] a consuming fire.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:27 But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.

Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.

Hebrews 12:29 For also our God [is] a consuming fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "consuming" and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "consuming" and "fire", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Wherefore let us receiving a kingdom not...", giving immediate footing for "consuming" and "fire". In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "consuming" and "fire" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.