Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 10

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Leviticus 10 . 1 , Nadab and Abihu , for offering strange fire , are burnt by fire; Leviticus 10 . 6 , Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them; Leviticus 10 . 8 , The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle; Leviticus 10 . 12 , The law of eating the holy things; Leviticus 10 . 16 , Aaron’s excuse for transgressing thereof.

Leviticus 10:1

Now Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

Leviticus 10:1 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:2

So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

Leviticus 10:2 · BSB

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The fire did not burn them to ashes , as it had done the sacrifices , nor so much as singe their coats

  • Leviticus 10:5 but struck them dead in an instant. By these different effects of the same fire , we learn that it was no common fire , but kindled by the breath of the Almighty
  • Isaiah 30:33

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They died.

The wages of sin is death.

They died suddenly.

They died before the Lord; that is , before the vail that covered the mercy-seat.

They died by fire , as by fire they sinned.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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Leviticus 10:4

Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”

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Leviticus 10:5

So they came forward and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses had directed.

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Leviticus 10:6

Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.

Leviticus 10:6 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:7

You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.

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Leviticus 10:9

"You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Leviticus 10:9 · BSB

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strong drink The Hebrew shecher , Arabic sakar , or sukr , Greek ףיךוסב , from shachar , to inebriate , signifies any kind of fermented and inebriating liquor beside wine. So St. Jerome informs us , that sicera in Hebrew denotes any inebriating liquor , whether made of corn , the juice of apples , honey , dates , or any other fruit. These different kinds of liquors are described by Pliny , who calls then vina factitia. One of the four prohibited drinks among the Mohammedans in India is called sakar , which denotes inebriating liquor in general , but especially date wine.

Leviticus 10:10

You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,

Leviticus 10:10 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:11

so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses."

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Leviticus 10:12

And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.

Leviticus 10:12 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:13

You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the offerings made by fire to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded.

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Leviticus 10:14

And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.

Leviticus 10:14 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:15

They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the offerings made by fire, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”

Leviticus 10:15 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:16

Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,

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Leviticus 10:17

“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.

Leviticus 10:17 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:18

Since its blood was not brought inside the holy place, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”

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Leviticus 10:19

But Aaron replied to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the sight of the LORD?”

Leviticus 10:19 · BSB

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Leviticus 10:20

And when Moses heard this explanation, he was satisfied.

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In the wider web18 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions 1 Samuel 21:4 → Leviticus 10:10, 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:1, Ezekiel 22:26 → Leviticus 10:10, Ezekiel 44:21 → Leviticus 10:9, Ezekiel 44:23 → Leviticus 10:10, Ezekiel 44:23 → Leviticus 10:10-11, Haggai 2:11 → Leviticus 10:10, Haggai 2:11-14 → Leviticus 10:10-11, Malachi 2:7 → Leviticus 10:10-11
Echoes 1 Samuel 21:4 → Leviticus 10:10-11, 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:10, 2 Chronicles 26:18 → Leviticus 10:10-11
Trajectories
Altar of Incense (Christ's Intercession), Fire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment), High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session), Priestly Teaching (Torah Instruction), Table of Showbread (Christ the Bread of Life)
Longitudinal Themes
Holiness
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