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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative describes the immediate aftermath of Moses and Aaron blessing the congregation, as the glory of the LORD visibly appears to all the people.
The words — The Hebrew אֵשׁ ('esh) identifies the fire that emerges, while וַ/תֹּ֙אכַל (va./To.khal) literally means "and it consumed," detailing its effect on the altar's burnt offering and fat portions.
The thread — This event parallels other biblical moments where divine fire interacts with altars or sacrifices, such as Judges 6:21, 1 Kings 18:38, and 1 Chronicles 21:26.
Why it lands — The text records the people's physical response of shouting and prostration upon witnessing the fire, establishing a direct link between divine manifestation and communal recognition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Judges 6:21 Then 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 Then 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.
- 1 Chronicles 21:26 And 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.
- Exodus 3:2 There 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.
- Judges 13:19 Then 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.
- Genesis 15:17 When 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.
- 2 Chronicles 7:1 When 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.
- Leviticus 6:13 The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.
- Judges 13:23 But 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.”
- Psalms 20:3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah