The Ceremony of Purification
Isaiah 6:6-7
Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:…


It shows that contact with the fire of the Divine holiness is not necessarily destructive even to man. It is possible to "dwell with devouring fire."

(Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

WEB: Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.




Stephen Grellet
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