Leviticus 9:24

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.

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In The 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.

In Context

23And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the people.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Leviticus 6:13Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

Numbers 23:21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: Jehovah his God is with him, And the shout of a king is among them.

Judges 13:19So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah: and [the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.

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 →

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