Leviticus 9

And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out and blessed the people. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the people. And there came a fire out from before Jehovah, and burned up the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. And all the people saw and shouted and fell on their faces (Lev. 9:22-24).

We have been studying all the rules of the Levitical offering. Now comes the results. Interesting sequence takes place here. Anytime Moses did something according to the law it was said, "As the Lord commanded." Anytime Aaron did something according to the law it was said, "As Moses commanded." Remember back to Exodus 4, God told Moses, "You will be to Aaron as God." There are people the Lord places in our life to be a sort of Moses. Your parents, of course, are these people. It is vital that we obey our parents and listen to them. Most of the time, what they have to say comes directly from the Lord. We also see symbolism in this. Just as Aaron and the people were to receive from Moses as he received from the Lord, now we are to receive from Jesus as He is God. No longer is it the law, but now the fulfillment of the law.

It becomes clear then that Moses and Aaron did accordingly to the law and look at the results. Let us look at what happened before the coming of the glory of God.

1. They came before the tabernacle. First thing you have to do is come into that place of worship.
2. He gave a sin offering, a burnt offering, and finally a peace offering. This seems to be the sequence. First the sin is brought forth. Then the offering is completely consumed by fire as the burnt offering is completely and utterly burnt. Finally, we come with the peace offering.
3. Aaron completes the offerings, blesses the people, and enters and exits the tabernacle only to bless the people again.
4. God's glory came before the people as a burning fire. Our God is a consuming fire!

Read those last three verses one more time and just think of the glory of our Lord as He came down. The people had nothing to do with it. They did not need to help God burn the offering. They simply watched and fell face first. When was the last time we fell face first before the glory of the Lord? Worship God this week and realize that He is truly a consuming fire.