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There came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed on 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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God's Fiery 'Amen'
All commentators agree that the fire from the Lord was a dramatic and unambiguous sign of His acceptance. This wasn't just the start of a ritual; it was God's powerful confirmation of the new priesthood and the entire sacrificial system. Scholars note this is a recurring pattern of divine approval, seen also with Gideon, Elijah, and at the dedication of Solomon's temple.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The very ancient Jewish tradition has been widely adopted that the sacred fire of the altar originated in this divine act, and that it was afterwar…
19th Century
Anglican
And there came a fire.—As a further indication of His acceptance of all the previously mentioned rites, the Lord sent for…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there came a fire out from before the Lord Either from heaven, or from the holy of holies, where was the symbol …
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When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord and consumed…
