Leviticus 9:24
And there came forth a fire from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat; and when all the people saw this, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
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Genesis 4:3And it came to pass in process of time, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground and offering unto the Lord.
Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face, and God spoke with him, saying,
Leviticus 6:13(6:6) A perpetual fire shall be burning upon the altar; it shall not go out.
Numbers 14:5Then fell Moses and Aaron on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
Numbers 23:21He hath not beheld any wrong in Jacob, nor hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glory of the king dwelleth among him.
Judges 13:19And Manoach took the kid and the meat-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the Lord: and he did wondrously; and Manoach 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 →