Context 20they now placed the portions of fat on the breasts; and he offered them up in smoke on the altar. 21But the breasts and the right thigh Aaron presented as a wave offering before the LORD, just as Moses had commanded. 22Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. 23Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. 24Then fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. Parallel Verses American Standard Versionand they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: Douay-Rheims Bible They put upon the breasts. And after the fat was burnt upon the altar, Darby Bible Translation and they put the pieces of fat on the breast-pieces, and he burned the pieces of fat on the altar; English Revised Version and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: Webster's Bible Translation And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: World English Bible and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar: Young's Literal Translation and they set the fat on the breasts, and he maketh perfume with the fat on the altar; Library "Then the Fire of the Lord Fell. " 1 Kings xviii. 38It was fire that came direct from heaven. It was not the first time it had fallen; we read of it in Leviticus ix. 24 as coming from before the Lord, and consuming the sacrifice. It was God's way of showing His power and his favour, and it was something that could neither be imitated nor produced by anyone else besides Jehovah. I.--THIS FIRE CAME AT A TIME OF APOSTACY. The nation, headed by King Ahab, had gone very far away from God. They needed some signal display of God's power to win them back … Thomas Champness—Broken Bread Section 26-36. That the Son is the Co-Existing Word Leviticus Links Leviticus 9:20 NIV • Leviticus 9:20 NLT • Leviticus 9:20 ESV • Leviticus 9:20 NASB • Leviticus 9:20 KJV • Leviticus 9:20 Bible Apps • Leviticus 9:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |