Leviticus 6:13

Leviticus 6:13

The fire shall be burning continually upon the altar; it shall not go out.

a. ASV: Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

b. YLT: Fire is continually burning on the altar, it is not quenched.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: The fire shall be burning continually upon the altar; it shall not go out.

d. Septuagint Leviticus 6:13 in English Translations is listed Leviticus 6:6 in the Septuagint]: And the fire shall always burn on the altar; it shall not be extinguished.

e. Stone Edition Chumash [Leviticus 6:13 in English Translations is listed Leviticus 6:6 in the Jewish Translations]: A permanent fire shall remain aflame upon the Altar; it shall not be extinguished.

1. “The fire shall be burning continually upon the altar; it shall not go out.”

a. [The] fire [Strong: 784 ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.]

b. [shall be] burning [Strong: 3344 yâqad, yaw-kad'; a primitive root; to burn:—(be) burn(-ing), × from the hearth, kindle.]

c. continually [Strong: 8548 tâmîyd, taw-meed'; from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (daily) sacrifice:—alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.]

d. on [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

e. [the] altar [Strong: 4196 mizbêach, miz-bay'-akh; from H2076; an altar:—altar.]

f. [it shall] not [Strong: 3808 lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.]

g. go out [Strong: 3518 kâbâh, kaw-baw'; a primitive root; to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger):—go (put) out, quench.]

1). The original fire was started by God himself.

a). Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted and fell on their faces.

2). No other source of fire was acceptable.

a). Numbers 3:4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron thier father.

3). The fire represented God’s presence.

a). Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

4). When Solomon dedicated the Temple the original fire was again started by God.

a). 2 Chronicles 7:1-3    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

7:2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

5). At the New Birth the fire is started by God. But we are to maintain the fire just as the priests did under the Old Covenant.

a). Matthew 3:11, 12 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

b). Isaiah 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us because of our iniquities.

c). 2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

6). We need to begin again to walk in obedience to the light that has been revealed to us, the stirring will follow.

a). Haggai 1:12-14 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lordtheir God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.

1:13 Then spake Haggai the Lord's messenger in the Lord's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

1:14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,