'Coals' in the Bible
He shall take a censer full of burning coals from the [bronze] altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of finely ground sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil [into the Most Holy Place],
“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,And devouring fire from His mouth;Coals were kindled by it.
“Out of the brightness before HimCoals of fire were set aflame.
He looked, and by his head there was a bread cake baked on hot coal, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
“His breath kindles coals,And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire;Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].
Smoke went up from His nostrils,And fire from His mouth devoured;Coals were kindled by it.
Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,Hailstones and coals of fire.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,And the Most High uttered His voice,Hailstones and coals of fire.
Sharp arrows of the warrior,With the burning coals of the broom tree.
“Let burning coals fall upon them;Let them be thrown into the fire,Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.
Or can a man walk on hot coalsAnd his feet not be scorched?
For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire upon his head,And the Lord will reward you.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
“Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter’s jar,Crushed so savagelythat there cannot be found among its pieces a potsherd [large enough]To take [coals of] fire from a fireplace,Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
The ironsmith shapes iron and uses a chisel and works it over the coals. He forms the [idol’s] core with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He also becomes hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and grows tired.
No one remembers, nor has knowledge and understanding [enough] to say [to himself], “I have burned half of this log in the fire, and also baked bread on its coals and have roasted meat and eaten it. Then I make the rest of it into an repulsive thing [to God]; I bow down [to worship] before a block of wood!”
“Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coalsAnd who produces a weapon for its purpose;And I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin.
Among the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire.
And the Lord spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, “Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered as I watched.
“Then set the empty pot (Jerusalem) back on the coalsSo that it may be hotAnd its bronze may glowAnd its filthiness may be meltedAnd its rust (scum) may be consumed.