Leviticus 9

Fire, you know, was what they offered their sacrifices with, typifying, as in Mark 9, our inward habitual grace and righteousness, whereby we offer up ourselves and our service as a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). When they offered incense or sacrifice acceptable to God,…

What testimony it was that God gave of Abell and his gift, it is not expressed in the word; and so it is not certain: but it is very likely that when he and Cain offered, God in special mercy sent fire from heaven, and burnt up Abels sacrifice, but not Cains: for so it pleased t…

By Jonathan Edwards, Master of Arts and Pastor of the first Church in Northampton. Leviticus 9:24 and 10:1, 2. And there came a fire out from before the Lord,—upon the altar;—which when all the people saw, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Our whole hearts must go into them; and the strength and vigor of our spirits must diffuse themselves into every part of them, to animate and quicken them: And therefore the Apostle commands us (Romans 12:11), to be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Sacrifices (which under th…

Another thing, that the Jews in their ancient writings mention as being now withdrawn, was the fire from heaven on the altar. When Moses built the tabernacle and altar in the wilderness, and the first sacrifices were offered on it, fire came down from heaven, and consumed the bu…

The heart must be pure. God would have Aaron wash the inwards of the sacrifice (Leviticus 9). Civility does but wash the outside; the inwards must be washed.

5. True zeal causes fervency in duty, Romans 12:11: fervent in spirit: Zeal makes us hear with reverence, pray with affection, love with ardency. God kindled Moses's sacrifice from heaven, Leviticus 9:24: There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the Altar th…