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.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 6:13 commands perpetual altar fire; this fire from heaven becomes that perpetual fire.
Leviticus 10:1 records Nadab and Abihu offering unauthorized fire — contrasting sharply with the divinely sent fire accepted in 9:24.
Leviticus 10:2 shows the same fire from the Lord now consuming the disobedient priests — divine fire both accepts and judges.
Leviticus 6:12 commands perpetual altar fire — the fire from God in 9:24 is the inaugural kindling for that ongoing flame.
Leviticus 1:7 instructs priests to put fire on the altar — here God sends his own fire, contrasting human ritual with divine acceptance.
Leviticus 3:16 declares all fat belongs to the Lord — the divine fire in 9:24 consumes that fat, affirming it as God's portion.
2 Chronicles 7:3 records the same phenomenon: fire from heaven consuming the sacrifice, and the people worshiping — directly echoing this inaugural event at the temple dedication.
2 Chronicles 7:1-3 describes fire from heaven consuming sacrifices and the people falling facedown—a direct parallel to this event.
In Judg 6:21, fire springs from the rock and consumes Gideon's offering—a direct parallel to the fire consuming the sacrifice here.
In Judg 13:20, the flame from the altar ascends with the angel—parallel to the fire consuming the sacrifice and the people's response.
In 1 Chronicles 21:26, divine fire consumes offerings as a sign of acceptance, mirroring the pattern of God responding with fire here.
In 1 Kings 18:38, fire from the Lord consumes the entire altar on Carmel—a striking parallel to the fire consuming the offering here.
1 Kings 18:39 records the people falling on their faces after fire from heaven consumes the sacrifice—a clear parallel to this event.
Exodus 29:18 commands the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma — here God's fire consumes that same type of offering, validating the priestly consecration.
1 Kings 18:24 invokes the test of God answering by fire — echoing the divine fire that authenticated the priesthood in 9:24.
Numbers 16:46 describes Aaron taking fire from the altar for atonement — that altar was first kindled by divine fire in 9:24.
In Gen 15:17, a flaming torch passes between the sacrificed animals—divine fire sanctifying a covenant, echoing the fire consuming the altar offering here.