Leviticus 9:24

Fire came from the presence of the Lord and burned up the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When everyone saw this, they shouted for joy and fell down with their faces to the ground.

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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

23Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord was revealed to everyone.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:3Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.

Genesis 17:3Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God told him,

Leviticus 6:13The fire must be kept burning on the altar continually—don't let it go out.

Numbers 14:5Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground in front of all the assembled Israelites.

Numbers 23:21He's not expecting anything bad will happen to Jacob; he doesn't foresee any trouble for Israel. The Lord their God is with them; they celebrate him as their king.

Judges 13:19Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and presented them on a rock to the Lord. As Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did something amazing.

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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