Leviticus 6:12
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning. He shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.
World English Bible
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In Context
13Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.
Cross References
Leviticus 1:7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay wood in order on the fire;
Leviticus 3:9He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to the LORD; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,
Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from before the LORD, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Nehemiah 13:31and for the wood offering, at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will 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 →