_Nadab and Abihu. .. offered strange fire._ THE FALL OF NADAB AND ABIHU Nadab and Abihu were no inconsiderable personages. They were the sons of Israel’s priest, the nephews of Israel’s leader, the head of Israel’s princely elders. They had been with Moses and Aaron in the hallowed mount; they had... [ Continue Reading ]
_Aaron held his peace._ AARON; OR, THE DISTURBING AND TRANQUILISING INFLUENCES OF LIFE I. The disturbing influences. Physical sufferings, secular anxieties, social grievances, moral remorse, heart bereavements. To the last of these Aaron was now the victim. 1. He has lost two sons. A double trial... [ Continue Reading ]
_Do not drink wine._ HELP TO TEMPERANCE Combine with this verse Jeremiah 35:6; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:7. Intemperance, one of the giant evils of the land, is self-imposed. This is its saddest feature. All the evils connected with it might be swept away if men so willed. I. The natural.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering?_ CONSIDERATION FOR NEGLECTED DUTY Part of this goat being a sin offering, should have been eaten--I mean the shoulder and breast allotted to the priest--but it was all burned contrary to the law, for which Moses was justly offended, having seen so late... [ Continue Reading ]