Leviticus 6:12
And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.
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13Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.
Cross References
Leviticus 1:7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire;
Leviticus 3:9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto Jehovah; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 9:24And 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.
Nehemiah 13:31and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the 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 →