The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. The priests arrange the fire on the altar — the fire that will consume the sacrifice is prepared and maintained by the priestly ministry. Leviticus 6:12–13 will later specify that the fire on the altar must never go out; the priests' responsibility for the altar fire is permanent and continuous. The fire that the priests kindle is the fire that God will later send from His presence to consume the first official sacrifice in Leviticus 9:24 — the divine fire that ratifies the altar consecrates the ongoing ministry sustained by priestly care.

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