Job 1:16

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Cross-reference

Job 1:15 Parallel

Job 1:15 records the first disaster (Sabean raid); this second disaster follows the same pattern of a messenger reporting destruction.

Job 22:20 Contrast

In Job 22:20, Eliphaz claims fire consumes the wicked's abundance — contrasting with righteous Job's loss by fire here.

Genesis 19:24 recounts fire from heaven on Sodom—parallel to the fire destroying Job's sheep and servants.

1 Kings 18:38 has 'fire of the Lord fell' consuming Elijah's sacrifice—directly parallels the fire from heaven in Job 1:16.

2 Kings 1:10 shows another 'fire from heaven' consuming people — here called down by Elijah in judgment. Both depict sudden divine fire destroying life.

2 Kings 1:12 repeats the same miracle — a second captain and his fifty consumed by fire from heaven, mirroring Job's 'fire of God'.

2 Kings 1:14 records the third captain's plea acknowledging the fire from heaven that consumed the previous two — reinforcing the same pattern of supernatural fire.

Numbers 11:1 reports 'fire of the LORD' burning among complainers — a direct parallel to Job's 'fire of God' consuming servants. Both are sudden divine fire.

Revelation 13:13 depicts the beast making fire come down from heaven as a deceptive sign — a counterfeit of divine fire, contrasting with Job's permitted but destructive fire.

Amos 7:4 Related theme

Amos 7:4 describes a vision of God calling for fire to devour the land — another instance of divine fire judgment, though broader in scope.