Ulangan 4:24

4:24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; he is a jealous God. ¹ 

Ulangan 16:22

16:22 You must not erect a sacred pillar, ²  a thing the Lord your God detests.

Ulangan 32:3

32:3 For I will proclaim the name ³  of the Lord;

you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.

Ulangan 32:28

32:28 They are a nation devoid of wisdom,

and there is no understanding among them.

[4:24]  ¹ tn The juxtaposition of the Hebrew terms אֵשׁ (’esh, “fire”) and קַנָּא (qanna’, “jealous”) is interesting in light of Deut 6:15 where the Lord is seen as a jealous God whose anger bursts into a destructive fire. For God to be “jealous” means that his holiness and uniqueness cannot tolerate pretended or imaginary rivals. It is not petty envy but response to an act of insubordination that must be severely judged (see H. Peels, NIDOTTE 3:937-40).

[16:22]  ² sn Sacred pillar. This refers to the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת, matsevot) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5.

[32:3]  ³ tc Smr and Tg read “in the name.”