LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 10:1 NADAB AND ABIHU, the eldest of Aaron’s four sons, took censers of their own, put INCENSE in them, and OFFERED UNAUTHORIZED FIRE (see esv footnote) to the Lord. That is, they did the offering in their own way instead of in the way authorized by the Lord, and for this... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 10:4 The ordained priests were forbidden to mourn the death of their rebellious family members (but see note on 21:1–4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 10:8 This is the only time in Leviticus 1:1 that God speaks directly to Aaron alone. God outlines three major roles for the priesthood: (1) TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE HOLY and the profane, (2) to separate the CLEAN from the UNCLEAN, and (3) to TEACH THE PEOPLE the laws of... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 10:9 WINE and STRONG DRINK are forbidden while priests are “on duty,” so that they can faithfully carry out their responsibilities. On their responsibility to TEACH, see also Deuteronomy 33:10; Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 8:1; Malachi 2:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 10:16 On the final day of the installation of the priesthood, Moses discovers that ELEAZAR AND ITHAMAR have not followed the regulations concerning sacrifice. Aaron argues that the events of the day have been so exceptional that it is too dangerous to perform the ritual.... [ Continue Reading ]