Isaiah 44:14-16Jeremiah 36:22John 18:18Psalm 120:4Ecclesiastes 7:6Nahum 1:10Matthew 6:30Matthew 13:40Ezekiel 15:415:6John 15:6Ezekiel 4:12Isaiah 9:5Matthew 25:3

Fuel is frequently used figuratively as a symbol of total destruction. Disobedient Israel is portrayed as “fuel for the fire” (Isaiah 9:19; Ezekiel 15:6; Ezekiel 21:32 ). For Jesus, God's extravagant love evidenced in clothing grass destined to be burned as fuel with beautiful flowers illustrated even greater care for human beings (Matthew 6:30 ).