5 Bible Verses About Flame

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Exodus 3:2KJV

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Numbers 21:28KJV

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.

Judges 13:20KJV

Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

Judges 20:38KJV

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

Judges 20:40KJV

Thus, the flame in sacred writ appears not merely as consuming heat but as a divine idiom. It signifies the refining fire that purges dross from the soul, leaving only the pure gold of faith and virtue. It is the lamp guiding steps through wilderness and shadow, the radiant presence illuminating the path of truth. Consider also the fervent zeal, the burning heart for God's kingdom, which this symbol embodies. This internal flame, kindled by grace, demands careful tending against the drafts of the world. Let us reflect upon these scriptural embers, allowing their spiritual warmth to penetrate our understanding and ignite within us that holy passion which alone truly illuminates the soul and draws it ever closer to the source of all light.