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Leviticus 10
20 verses with commentary
The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
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<strong>And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of ...
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(1) **And Nadab and Abihu.**—Immediately after the Divine manifestation of God’s acceptance of the services connected with the institution of the priesthood, and whilst the congregation are still giving utterance to their profound expressions of thankfulness and joy, the assembled people see a most daring act of sacrilege committed by two of the five newly-installed priests, and have to witness...
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Le 6:21-30. The Law of the Sin Offering.
**25-28. This is the law of the sin offering--**It was slain, and the fat and inwards, after being washed and salted, were burnt upon the altar. But the rest of the carcass belonged to the officiating priest. He and his family might feast upon it--only, however, within the precincts of the tabernacle; and none else were allowed to partake of it but the mem...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
The sin and death of Nadab and Abihu.(1-2)
Aaron and his sons forbidden to mourn for Nadab and Abihu.(3-7)
Wine forbidden to the priests when in the service of the tabernacle.(8-11)
Of eating the holy things.(12-20)
**Verses 1-2**
Next to Moses and Aaron, none were more likely to be honourable in Israel than Nadab and Abihu. There is reason to t...
Read full commentary →And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
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<strong>And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br><br>What Leviticus portrayed through types and shadows, Christ ful...
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(2) **And there went out fire from the Lord.**—By fire they sinned, and by fire they died. The Divine fire which issued forth to consume the sacrifices as a token of acceptance, now descended as the avenger of sin to consume the sacrificers, just as the same gospel is to one a savour of life unto life, and to another a savour of death unto death. (2Corinthians 2:16.)
**And devoured them.**—That is...
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Chapter 10
Chapter Outline
The sin and death of Nadab and Abihu.(1-2)
Aaron and his sons forbidden to mourn for Nadab and Abihu.(3-7)
Wine forbidden to the priests when in the service of the tabernacle.(8-11)
Of eating the holy things.(12-20)
**Verses 1-2**
Next to Moses and Aaron, none were more likely to be honourable in Israel than Nadab and Abihu. There is reason to t...
Read full commentary →Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
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<strong>Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of a...
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(3) **Then Moses said . . . This is it that the Lord spake.**—Here we have another instance of a reference to a well-known Divine communication made through Moses, which has not been previously recorded in the Pentateuch. Moses adduces this declaration to explain to the bereaved father the judgment of God.
**I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me.—**Better. *I will sanctify myself in them ...
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**Verses 3-7**
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good...
Read full commentary →And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
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<strong>And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God im...
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(4) **And Moses called . . . the sons of Uzziel.**—Uzziel was the son of Kohath, the younger brother of Amram. As Amram was the father of Aaron, Uzziel was the uncle of Aaron. Uzziel had three sons, of whom Mishael and Elzaphan were two (Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:22). Eleazar and Ithamar, as ordinary priests, might have been employed in removing the remains of their slain brothers. (See Leviticus 21:1...
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**Verses 3-7**
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good...
Read full commentary →So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.
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<strong>So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br><br>The holiness demanded in Leviticus becomes possible through Chri...
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(5) **And carried them in their coats.**—Better, *and they carried them in their tunics, *the long white, garments in which they ministered, and which were the most characteristic part of the sacerdotal vestments. In ordinary cases the cast-off dresses of the priests were converted into wick for the lamps of the sanctuary, but in this case they were buried with the persons, for, apart from their b...
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CHAPTER 7 Le 7:1-27. The Law of the Trespass Offering.
**1. Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering--**This chapter is a continuation of the laws that were to regulate the duty of the priests respecting the trespass offerings. The same regulations obtained in this case as in the burnt offerings--part was to be consumed on the altar, while the other part was a perquisite of the priests--...
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**Verses 3-7**
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good...
Read full commentary →And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
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<strong>And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The trag...
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(6) **Uncover not your heads.**—Better, *let not your heads be dishevelled. *It was the custom for mourners to let their hair grow long, and let it fall in a disorderly and wild manner over the head and face. (See Leviticus 13:45; Leviticus 21:10; 2Samuel 15:30; 2Samuel 19:4, &c.) For this reason the priests who are consecrated to the service of the Lord are even on ordinary occasions not to shave...
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**Verses 3-7**
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good...
Read full commentary →And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
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<strong>And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approach...
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(7) **From the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.**—Better, *away from the entrance of the tent of meeting. *(See Leviticus 1:3.) But Aaron and his sons are not to quit the court of the sanctuary to take part in the burial.
**For the anointing of the Lord is upon you.**—The reason why they are not to join in the funeral rites is that they had been devoted by this holy unction to the servi...
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**Verses 3-7**
The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good...
Read full commentary →Restrictions for Priests
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,
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<strong>And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br>The Aaronic priesthood mediated between God and Israel, offering sacrifices and maintaining the tabernacle. This pre...
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(8) **And the Lord spake unto Aaron.**—As half of the staff of the priesthood had thus been struck down, and the other half were not allowed to mourn over the departed, the chief of the survivors might have thought that God was altogether displeased with the newly created pontificate. To comfort him, therefore, as well as to restore the prestige of this sacred office in the eyes of the people, who...
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**Verses 8-11**
Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of gospel ministers, that they be not given to wine, 1Ti 3:3. It is, Lest ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober.
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
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<strong>Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of...
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(9) **Do not drink wine.**—As the command that the priests are to abstain from any intoxicating liquors when performing their sacred functions follows so closely upon the death of Nadab and Abihu, the opinion obtained as early at least as the time of Christ that there is a connection between the specific sin and the general law, that the two sons of Aaron drank wine to excess when they offered str...
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**Verses 8-11**
Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of gospel ministers, that they be not given to wine, 1Ti 3:3. It is, Lest ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober.
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
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<strong>And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br>The central theme of Leviticus is God's holiness and the call for Hi...
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(10) **And that ye may put difference.**—The motive here assigned for their abstinence from intoxicating liquor is, that by keeping sober they might be able to discriminate between the legal and illegal points in the prescribed observances, which required the greatest care. Thus, for instance, the rules as to which places and days and sundry portions of the offerings were holy or common, or as to ...
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**Verses 8-11**
Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of gospel ministers, that they be not given to wine, 1Ti 3:3. It is, Lest ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober.
And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
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<strong>And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br><br>The New Testament reveals that...
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(11) **And that ye may teach.**—The priests were not only to keep sober to be able to decide the questions of ritual, but they were to teach the people, since the ceremonial law affected domestic life and social intercourse (Deuteronomy 33:10; Malachi 2:7). For neglecting these duties, the prophet charges them :—“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have put no ...
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**Verses 8-11**
Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of gospel ministers, that they be not given to wine, 1Ti 3:3. It is, Lest ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober.
And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:
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<strong>And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering una...
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(12) **And Moses spake unto Aaron.**—This communication, which refers to the sacrifices offered on the eighth day, or the day after the consecration was finished, Moses made to Aaron and his two surviving sons immediately after the calamity that had befallen them. As Aaron lost his two eldest sons in consequence of their having violated the sacrificial regulations, Moses is most anxious to guard h...
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**8. the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered--**All the flesh and the fat of the burnt offerings being consumed, nothing remained to the priest but the skin. It has been thought that this was a patriarchal usage, incorporated with the Mosaic law, and that the right of the sacrificer to the skin of the victim was transmitted from the example of Adam (se...
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**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.
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<strong>And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br>The cen...
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(13) **And ye shall eat it in the holy place.**—Better, *and ye shall eat it in a holy place, *that is, in any part of the holy court; it was not to be taken out of the precincts of the sanctuary.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
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<strong>And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for off...
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(14) **And the wave breast and heave shoulder.**—That is, of the peace offering which was offered by the nation. (See Leviticus 9:18-21.) As they were given to the priests for the maintenance of their families (see Leviticus 7:34), these portions might be eaten anywhere within the camp, provided the place was not defiled by ceremonial uncleanness.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
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<strong>The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for...
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(15) **The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring.**—That is, the offerers who devoted these portions of the peace offering to the Lord, are to bring them to the officiating priests. (See Leviticus 7:29-30.)
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**11-14. this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings--**Besides the usual accompaniments of other sacrifices, leavened bread was offered with the peace offerings, as a thanksgiving, such bread being common at feasts.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →The Sin Offering Controversy
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
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<strong>And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching G...
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(16) **And Moses diligently sought the goat.**—That is, the flesh of the goat of the sin offering which was offered by the nation on the eighth day. (See Leviticus 9:15.)
**And, behold, it was burnt.**—Being overwhelmed with grief at the loss of their brothers, Eleazar and Ithamar could not eat, and as none but priests were allowed to partake of the flesh of the sin offering, they burnt it on the ...
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**11-14. this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings--**Besides the usual accompaniments of other sacrifices, leavened bread was offered with the peace offerings, as a thanksgiving, such bread being common at feasts.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
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<strong>Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the se...
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(17) **Wherefore have ye not eaten? . . . —**As enjoined in Leviticus 6:26.
**God hath given it.**—That is, He has given to you the flesh of the sin offering to cat. (See Leviticus 6:29.)
**To bear the iniquity of the congregation.**—Better, *to remove the iniquity of the congregation, *which the priests did by making atonement for them before the Lord, as is explained in the next clause. Accordin...
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**11-14. this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings--**Besides the usual accompaniments of other sacrifices, leavened bread was offered with the peace offerings, as a thanksgiving, such bread being common at feasts.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.
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<strong>Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br>The central theme of Le...
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(18) **Behold, the blood of it.**—According to the sacrificial law, the flesh of the sin offerings (*the *blood of which was not carried into the sanctuary) had to be eaten by the priests alone, in a holy place, as a part of the expiatory rites. (See Leviticus 6:25-26; Leviticus 10:17.) It was the flesh of those sin offerings, the blood of which was carried into the sanctuary, which had to be burn...
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**11-14. this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings--**Besides the usual accompaniments of other sacrifices, leavened bread was offered with the peace offerings, as a thanksgiving, such bread being common at feasts.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?
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<strong>And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's...
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(19) **And Aaron said.**—Though, according to Leviticus 10:16, Moses only blamed Eleazar and Ithamar for this transgression of the law, yet there can hardly be any doubt that Aaron was included in this censure, and that the lawgiver abstained from expressing his anger against the pontiff because of the supreme dignity of his office, which he would not lower in the sight of the people. Aaron, howev...
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**15-17. the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings ... shall be eaten the same day that it is offered--**The flesh of the sacrifices was eaten on the day of the offering or on the day following. But if any part of it remained till the third day, it was, instead of being made use of, to be burned with fire. In the East, butcher-meat is generally eaten the day it is killed, and it is rarely ...
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**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
Read full commentary →And when Moses heard that, he was content .
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>And when Moses heard that, he was content.</strong><br><br>This verse falls within the section on <strong>Nadab and Abihu's Unauthorized Fire</strong>. The tragic death of Aaron's sons for offering unauthorized fire demonstrates the severity of approaching God improperly.<br><br><br>The access to God's presence that Leviticus carefully regulated is now freely available through Christ's blo...
Read full commentary →Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(20) **And **. . . **he was content.**—He acknowledged Aaron’s plea to be just, and that he had himself spoken hastily. This is a remarkable instance of Moses’ humility, and of the human side of his nature as a lawgiver. (See also Numbers 32:6, &c.) Hence Jewish tradition from time immemorial ascribes the mistake to Moses, and not to Aaron. The paraphrase of this verse in the Palestine Chaldee Ver...
Read full commentary →Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**15-17. the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings ... shall be eaten the same day that it is offered--**The flesh of the sacrifices was eaten on the day of the offering or on the day following. But if any part of it remained till the third day, it was, instead of being made use of, to be burned with fire. In the East, butcher-meat is generally eaten the day it is killed, and it is rarely ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 12-20**
Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, tri...
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