Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 12:29

29 For our God is a consuming fire .

The motive inforcing this Duty, is no less terrible than that given to Israel under the Law, obliging their obedience to that Covenant-Dispensation, Deut. 4.23, 24. The Lord thy God is a consuming Fire, even a Iealous God. He that was so respecting the Transgression of the Legal, will much more be so as to this Gospel-Covenant. God Almighty the most Gracious, and yet the most Just Being, their own God by Covenant-obtestation; yet will be to them if they break his Covenant, and do not, through Christ, acceptably serve him with reverence and godly fear, as Fire consuming them. His Gospel-Law in the contempt of it, will be as the Fiery Law at Sinai, adjudging such Sinners unto Fire unquenchable, ch. 10.27, to 32. comp. Matth. 3.12. and 25.41. 2 Thess. 1.7, 8, 9.

Marginal references: Deut. 9.3.