Priestly instructions · Perpetual fire Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningLeviticus 6:8–9Keep the burnt offering on the altar hearth all night until morning.“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until… v9 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Fire Shall Not Go Out
Carry out the morning service
1 Remove the ashes
Place ashes beside the altarLeviticus 6:10Wear linen garments; remove ashes from the altar and place them beside it.The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen trousers upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire… v10 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Fire Shall Not Go Out
2 Maintain the fire
Arrange the offeringsLeviticus 6:12Add wood every morning. Arrange the burnt offering and burn the fat of the peace offerings.The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning. He shall lay the burnt… v12 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Fire Shall Not Go Out
Leviticus 6:13A continual fire before the LORDFire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. v13 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Fire Shall Not Go Out
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