Leviticus 10:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 10:1

The Profane Fire of Nadab and Abihu

1 Then ^aNadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, ^beach took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered ^cprofane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.

2 So ^afire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:
‘By those ^awho come near Me
I must be regarded as holy;
And before all the people
I must be glorified.’ ” So Aaron held his peace.

4 Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, ^acarry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”

5 So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said.

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But this happened because they disrespected God. They profaned His holy name by failing to carry out their responsibilities in the attitude and the manner He had prescribed. And I want to point out, that it did not matter that they were Aaron's sons, or Moses' nephews. There is no respect of persons with God. There is no partiality in His judgment. That quick, they lost their lives. What mattered was that they did not fear God enough to give Him the honor that He deserves. God's justice thundered out to leave a witness for all time.

Excerpted from The Fear of God (Part 1)

Leviticus 10:1-3

Here God started the fire.

What we see here is that God is saying, "I will not allow you to become complacent or neglectful concerning Me. I will not allow you to take Me for granted." There has been much speculation as to exactly what had occurred. Did these men get drunk? Did they fall asleep? Did they just think they had to get extra coals? We do not know, but God did not take it lightly!

Excerpted from Don't Take God for Granted

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