So he brought all these to Him and cut them in half, and put each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
Then birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
When the sun set and it became dark, behold, there was a smoking oven and a fiery torch that passed between these pieces.
Then He said to him, “Bring Me a three year old young cow, a three year old she-goat, a three year old ram, a turtle-dove and a young bird.”
He shall tear it by its wings, but not divide it up. The kohen shall burn it upon the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, made by fire—a soothing aroma to Adonai.
Make every effort to present yourself before God as tried and true, as an unashamed worker cutting a straight path with the word of truth.