Leviticus 6:12
But the fire on the altar shall burn always, for the priest shall nourish it by placing wood under it each day in the morning. And, laying down the holocaust, he shall burn the fat of the peace offerings upon it.
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In Context
13This is the perpetual fire which shall never fail upon the altar.
Cross References
Leviticus 1:7and they shall toss fire under the altar, having arranged beforehand a stack of wood.
Leviticus 3:9And they shall offer from the victim of peace offerings, as a sacrifice to the Lord: the fat, and the entire rump
Leviticus 9:24And, behold, a fire from the Lord devoured the holocaust, and the fat which was on the altar. When the crowd had seen this, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.
Nehemiah 13:31O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.
Hebrews 10:27but instead, a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire that shall consume its adversaries.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 6:9-14
Law of the Burnt-Offering. ( b. c. 1490.) 8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them… Read the whole commentary →