When God Comes
Google Images The dedication of the priests had taken place. They made the appropriate sacrifices as commanded by God. It was an amazing moment in the history of a nation-in-formation as Moses and Aaron stepped out of the Tabernacle. Leviticus 9:23, 24 records, “ When they came out, they blessed the people; and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portion on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. ” Fire. The writer to the Hebrews, quoting Deuteronomy 4:24, wrote, “ Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’ ” Israel was used to this representation of God among them. The pillar of fire had guided them out of Egypt. Moses had recognized God’s presence as the bush burned but was not consumed. Israel had seen it ...