Leviticus 6:12-13
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
I just recently began reading through Leviticus and I will admit that sometimes reading through logs of how every animal sacrifice should occur is less than riveting. However, my interest was piqued by these verses, and their beauty. So far, I haven't found much discussion about this, or many comments on it. My RHB KJV study Bible lacks notes on this section. My initial reading of these verses implied the depth of the sin of the Israelites. While telling Moses how to prepare the altars for trespass-offerings, the Lord instructs Moses to ensure the priests never let the fire under the sacrifices go out. The Israelite's sin needed to be sacrificed for perpetually, and therefore their sin was exceedingly great against their infinitely Holy God. This compelled me to dwell on God's mercy. The Israelites should have been considered unclean all the time. God's people should have been standing with the priests continually sacrificing their animals. God poured out such a great mercy on them that they were able to dwell normally, peacefully, and do their weekly work. The Lord is merciful to us.
What do you all think of these verses? Am I amiss/alone in my interpretation?
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.
I just recently began reading through Leviticus and I will admit that sometimes reading through logs of how every animal sacrifice should occur is less than riveting. However, my interest was piqued by these verses, and their beauty. So far, I haven't found much discussion about this, or many comments on it. My RHB KJV study Bible lacks notes on this section. My initial reading of these verses implied the depth of the sin of the Israelites. While telling Moses how to prepare the altars for trespass-offerings, the Lord instructs Moses to ensure the priests never let the fire under the sacrifices go out. The Israelite's sin needed to be sacrificed for perpetually, and therefore their sin was exceedingly great against their infinitely Holy God. This compelled me to dwell on God's mercy. The Israelites should have been considered unclean all the time. God's people should have been standing with the priests continually sacrificing their animals. God poured out such a great mercy on them that they were able to dwell normally, peacefully, and do their weekly work. The Lord is merciful to us.
What do you all think of these verses? Am I amiss/alone in my interpretation?