Fire

Fire is the means by which David destroys the Philistines' abandoned idols — an act of deliberate desecration that mirrors Mosaic law and declares those gods utterly defeated and worthless.

Fire falls from heaven in direct response to David's offerings, confirming divine acceptance — the same God who sent plague now sends fire as a sign of reconciliation and answered prayer.

Fire is the specific means by which Nadab and Abihu transgressed — offering unauthorized fire before the Lord, an act that cost them their lives and their priestly legacy.

Fire is used here in the colloquial sense of rapid succession — describing the burst of quick, urgent commands Paul delivers before closing the letter.

Fire appears here in the chapter introduction as a foreshadowing image — the coming test that will reveal the true quality of everything each person has built with their life.

Fire appears here as part of the phrase 'rapid-fire,' describing the dense, urgent sequence of practical instructions that closes the chapter — compressed wisdom delivered at pace.

The fire here is the ceremonial funeral pyre burned in Asa's honor — a royal tribute marking his death with great pageantry, though the chapter frames this honor as the closing note of a deeply cautionary story.

The memorial fire was a customary honor burned for deceased kings of Judah — Jehoram's people deliberately withheld it, making his burial a public statement that he had not earned the dignity of his office.

Fire is used metaphorically here to describe spiritual fervor that is community-dependent rather than personally rooted — the kind that burns brightly near others but has no fuel of its own.

Fire here represents the spiritual momentum Hezekiah is trying to sustain — the chapter's central question is whether genuine revival can survive contact with budget meetings and org charts.

Fire is listed here among God's past demonstrations of power — a reminder that the God Ahaziah ignored had already proven himself through dramatic, visible acts.

Fire appears here as the dramatic divine vehicle for Elijah's departure — chariots and horses of fire blazing between the two men before Elijah ascends in the whirlwind.

Fire here describes the chariots and horses of the angelic army visible to the servant once God opens his eyes — a visual manifestation of divine power that dwarfs the Syrian military force surrounding the city.

Fire here captures the tone Peter brings to this farewell letter — not grief or resignation, but urgent, focused energy that drives his practical instructions to his readers.

Fire is the literal tactic Absalom used to force Joab's attention — but it also signals the volatile, scorched-earth temperament that will eventually consume Absalom himself.

Fire is used here as a metaphor for the next wave of rebellion — Sheba's uprising is the spark that could reignite the smoldering divisions left by Absalom's war.

Fire is used here as part of the compound phrase describing a rapid succession of giant-slaying victories — a rhetorical flourish introducing the four-battle highlight reel that closes the chapter.

Fire appears here as part of the sweeping natural imagery David reaches for to describe God's overwhelming greatness — the kind of power no single word or image can contain alone.

Fire is used here as a metaphor for spiritual gifting that can diminish without intentional tending — Paul's point is not that the fire is gone, but that embers require active attention to blaze again.

Fire is the means of irreversible destruction here — believers burn fifty thousand silver pieces worth of occult books publicly, making the break from sorcery total and impossible to quietly reverse.

Fire appears here as visible tongues resting on each individual disciple — a tangible, distributed sign of the Holy Spirit's presence that recalls the fire of God's presence throughout the Old Testament.

Fire appears here as the practical, communal warmth offered by the Maltese islanders — a bonfire built to shelter shipwreck survivors from the rain, out of which the viper emerges to strike Paul.

Fire here describes the electric spiritual energy of the early church — a community ablaze with generosity, power, and shared purpose before its first internal crisis.

Fire is referenced here as part of the wilderness imagery — the pillar of fire that led Israel through the desert — making their simultaneous idol worship during that same period even more inexplicable and damning.

Fire here represents the second and more catastrophic vision — a cosmic divine judgment so intense it consumes the ocean itself, escalating the stakes beyond the locust plague.

Fire is mentioned here by contrast — this vision is deliberately undramatic compared to earlier visions of locusts or fire, making the quiet image of ripe fruit even more unsettling as a symbol of finality.

The furnace is introduced in the chapter intro as the instrument of imperial coercion — and the place where God's presence will dramatically overturn every expectation.

Fire appears here as the medium of God's throne itself — blazing wheels, a river of flame — signaling that divine judgment is not cold bureaucracy but consuming, purifying presence.

Fire represents God's guiding presence here — the pillar of fire that led Israel at night is cited as evidence that God was ahead of them the entire time, making their distrust an act of ignoring visible, ongoing guidance.

Fire here refers to the terrifying divine presence at Mount Sinai — the overwhelming sight that caused Israel to beg for a human mediator rather than face God directly, motivating the prophetic promise.

Fire here is used colloquially in the phrase 'rapid-fire laws' to describe the quick succession of four mixing-prohibition commands — it's a stylistic marker, not a theological reference to divine fire.

Fire represents the terrifying, consuming presence of God that Moses has witnessed firsthand — the very thing he wants these people to never forget or trivialize as they move forward without him.

Fire appears here in Solomon's image of crackling thorns — a vivid metaphor for the fool's laughter, which burns bright and loud for a moment before collapsing into nothing, all noise and no lasting substance.

Fire is used here as a metaphor for Esther's posture — she is not petitioning from a safe distance but from inside the danger itself, identifying her fate completely with her condemned people.

Fire appears here as the physical, visible form of God's presence leading Israel through the darkness each night — a pillar that never departed from before the people throughout their journey.

The pillar of fire here is the form God's presence takes as he looks down on the Egyptian army in the early morning — the same fire-and-cloud column that guided Israel now turns its gaze on their pursuers with devastating effect.

Fire is the visible form of God's presence on the mountain here, producing the billowing smoke that signals his descent — a tangible, overwhelming manifestation that makes the theophany undeniable to the entire assembled nation.

Fire appears here as part of the overwhelming sensory display at Sinai — smoke, trumpet blasts, and flame marking the mountain as the site of God's direct presence and the giving of the Ten Commandments.