Leviticus 9:24
And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.
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Genesis 4:3And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
Genesis 17:3And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
Leviticus 6:13\6:20\This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to make to the Lord on the day when he is made a priest: the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal for a meal offering for ever; half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron went down on their faces before the meeting of the people.
Numbers 23:21He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.
Judges 13:19So Manoah took the young goat with its meal offering, offering it on the rock to the Lord, who did strange things.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 9:24
23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. 24 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. We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, v. 23 . Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;"… Read the whole commentary →