What the Bible says about Furnace Metaphor
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Genesis 15:17 The Hebrew noun accurately translated “oven” refers to a “baking oven” as distinct from a kiln or smelting furnace—both of which burn much hotter. (The Hebrew nouns for “kiln” or for “smelting furnace” are more likely to appear in contexts of God's wrath or judgment.) In this passage, God is not passing judgment on Abraham, as He did on the Egyptians in Exodus 14 or on Sodom in Genesis 19. Nor is He protecting Abraham from an enemy, as He promises to do in the case of His people in Isaiah 4. Rather, Genesis 15 links smoke to the sort of oven in which people prepare food. The symbolic action indicates that God and Abraham were going to have a meal together. There was peace between them; they were in fellowship. In this context, smoke represents the fellowship of God and man in peace. Charles Whitaker Clouds (Part Two): God's Cloud as His Chariot Related Topics: | Cloud Symbolism | Fire of God's Wrath | Furnace Metaphor | God's Cloud as His Chariot | Smoke Analogy

Ezekiel 1:4 The “gleaming metal” (many translations render it “glowing metal”) may be a reference to Christ, the God riding the cloud. Compare the description of Christ's feet at Revelation 1:15: “His feet [were] like unto brilliant metal as if they burned in a furnace” (Jubilee Bible 2000). Charles Whitaker Clouds (Part Two): God's Cloud as His Chariot Related Topics: Cloud Symbolism | Furnace Metaphor | God's Cloud as His Chariot

 

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