“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.”
These are the regulations for the burnt offering: the burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. The burnt offering remains on the altar through the night — the fire that burns the whole night is the fire of the offering that was completely given. The burnt offering that is not eaten by anyone continues to burn through the darkness, a continuous offering before the God who neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4). The fire that must not go out is the fire of continuous consecration: the altar that is never empty of a burnt offering is the altar of a community that is always approaching God.
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