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Selected Verse: Leviticus 1:7 - Douay Rheims
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Le 1:7 |
Douay Rheims |
And shall put fire on the altar, having before laid in order a pile of wood: |
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King James |
And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Put fire upon the altar - This must specifically refer to the first burnt-offering on the newly-constructed altar. The rule was afterward to be, "it shall never go out," Lev 6:13. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Put fire - Or, dispose the fire, that is, blow it up, and put it together, so as it might be fit for the present work. For the fire there used and allowed came down from heaven, Lev 9:24, and was to be carefully preserved there, and all other fire was forbidden, Lev 10:1, &c. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Put fire - The fire that came out of the tabernacle from before the Lord, and which was kept perpetually burning; see Lev 9:24. Nor was it lawful to use any other fire in the service of God. See the case of Nadab and Abihu, Leviticus 10 (note). |
13 This is the perpetual fire which shall never go out on the altar.
1 And Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, taking their censers, put fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the Lord strange fire: which was not commanded them.
24 And behold a fire, coming forth from the Lord, devoured the holocaust, and the fat that was upon the altar: which when the multitude saw, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.
24 And behold a fire, coming forth from the Lord, devoured the holocaust, and the fat that was upon the altar: which when the multitude saw, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.