Context 8So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself. 9Aarons sons presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood and put some on the horns of the altar, and poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 10The fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver of the sin offering, he then offered up in smoke on the altar just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 11The flesh and the skin, however, he burned with fire outside the camp. 12Then he slaughtered the burnt offering; and Aarons sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar. 13They handed the burnt offering to him in pieces, with the head, and he offered them up in smoke on the altar. 14He also washed the entrails and the legs, and offered them up in smoke with the burnt offering on the altar. 15Then he presented the peoples offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slaughtered it and offered it for sin, like the first. 16He also presented the burnt offering, and offered it according to the ordinance. 17Next he presented the grain offering, and filled his hand with some of it and offered it up in smoke on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning. 18Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings which was for the people; and Aarons sons handed the blood to him and he sprinkled it around on the altar. 19As for the portions of fat from the ox and from the ram, the fat tail, and the fat covering, and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver, 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 VersionSo Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. Douay-Rheims Bible And forthwith Aaron, approaching to the altar, immolated the calf for his sin: Darby Bible Translation And Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin-offering which was for himself; English Revised Version So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Webster's Bible Translation Aaron therefore went to the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. World English Bible So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. Young's Literal Translation And Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which is for himself; 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 9:8 NIV • Leviticus 9:8 NLT • Leviticus 9:8 ESV • Leviticus 9:8 NASB • Leviticus 9:8 KJV • Leviticus 9:8 Bible Apps • Leviticus 9:8 Parallel • Bible Hub |