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Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

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ASV

And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

KJV

And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתֵּ֤צֵאva.Te.tze'and it went outH3318 →
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khaland it consumedH398 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַחֲלָבִ֑יםha.cha.la.Vimthe fat<s>H2459 →
וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and it sawH7200 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וַיָּרֹ֔נּוּvai.ya.Ro.nuand they shoutedH7442 →
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fellH5307 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440 →

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Leviticus 6:12The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.1 Kings 18:38–39Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.Judges 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.1 Chronicles 21:26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.Judges 13:19–20Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.Exodus 3:2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.2 Chronicles 7:1–3When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.Genesis 15:17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.Psalms 20:3–4May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. SelahJudges 13:23But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”Leviticus 6:13The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forthGenesis 4:4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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On Leviticus 9:24

Fire

God lights the altar Himself. Every time God visibly accepts an offering in the Old Testament, He does it by fire: and this fire is then commanded never to go out.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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