Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

Bible References

When the flame

2 Kings 2:11
As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.
Psalm 47:5
God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Fell on

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
Leviticus 9:24
Fire came from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell facedown on the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:16
When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell down with their faces to the ground.
Ezekiel 1:26
The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire stone was above the expanse. There was a form with the appearance of a human on the throne high above.
Daniel 10:9
I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.

General references

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
Genesis 35:13
Then God withdrew from him at the place where He had spoken to him.
Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.

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