And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
Ver. 10. And that ye may put difference.] Drunkenness takes away the heart, Hos 4:11 besots and infatuates; robs a man of himself, and lays a beast in his place.
Verse Leviticus 10:10. _THAT WE MAY PUT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLY AND UNHOLY_] This is a strong reason why they should drink no inebriating liquor, that their understanding being clear, and their judgm...
When the priest was on duty he was to abstain from wine and strong drink, lest he should commit excess (see Leviticus 10:1), and so become disqualified for carrying out the precepts of the ceremonial...
3. NADAB AND ABIHU: THE FALSE WORSHIP AND ITS RESULTS CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The false worship and the judgment (Leviticus 10:1)_ 2. New instructions (Leviticus 10:8) 3. The neglect of Eleazar and Ithama...
LEV X contains four appendices on the priests-' duties, of which the first and the fourth are in the form of ideal narratives (a caution and a misunderstanding), like chs. 8f. LEVITICUS 10:1. THE SIN...
HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5....
This passage may well have an immediate relation to the preceding context, as meaning that perfect sobriety was required in order to enable them to discriminate between -holy" and -common" and to give...
3. THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF NADAB AND ABIHU 10:1-20 a. THEIR SIN Leviticus 10:1 b. THEIR PUNISHMENT Leviticus 10:2 c. THE WARNING Leviticus 10:3 d. DISPOSAL OF THE BODIES...
_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO AARON, SAYING,_ Do not drink wine ... This prohibition, and the accompanying admonitions, following immediately the occurrence of so fatal a catastrophe, has given rise to an...
SIN AND DEATH OF NADAB AND ABIHU An illustration of the necessity of a punctilious observance of the regulations. We have no means of ascertaining the precise nature of the trespass committed by the t...
It was the duty of the priests to instruct the people in their religious duties, and to set an example to them: cp. Ezekiel 44:23....
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
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 poin...
וּֽ לֲ הַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הַ קֹּ֖דֶשׁ וּ
CAREFULNESS AFTER JUDGMENT Leviticus 10:8 "And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying, Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: i...
NADAB'S AND ABIHU'S "STRANGE FIRE" Leviticus 10:1 The solemn and august ceremonies of the consecration of the priests, and the tabernacle, and the inauguration of the tabernacle service, had a sad an...
A DEED THAT TURNED JOY INTO GRIEF Leviticus 9:22; Leviticus 10:1 There was a double blessing. First, Aaron blessed the people when he stood against the altar, Leviticus 9:22, and afterward, when he c...
In the record there breaks in a story full of solemn significance. Two sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu were guilty of offering strange fire before the Lord. They were swiftly consumed by fire. The ver...
We have reason to lament over our own ignorance in the perusal of those scriptures, because after all our knowledge we discern so little concerning them. But if our conscious ignorance leads the heart...
The book of Leviticus has its own character quite as manifestly as Genesis or Exodus. Its peculiar feature is that from its very starting-point it is the revelation of what God saw in Jesus Christ our...
Lastly, we have what, alas! is always the case with man. The first day the priesthood is established, it comes short of the glory of God. Nadab and Abihu offer strange fire, acting as men in nature in...
AND THAT YE MAY PUT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLY AND UNHOLY,.... That being sober they might be able to distinguish between the one and the other; which a drunken man, having his mind and senses disturbed,...
_Between holy and unholy_ Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not, mistaking unholy or common fire for that which was sacred and appointed of God for their use. _Ye may teach_ Which drunken...
1 Nadab and Abihu, for offering of strange fire, are burnt by fire. 6 Aaron and his sonnes are forbidden to mourne for them. 8 The Priests are forbidden wine when they are to goe into the Tabernacle...
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PRIESTS...
and that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; their minds had to be clear for the many cases which required careful distinguishing; And thou shalt not glean th...
CHIEFLY OF THE SECOND TABLE...
FAILURE IN THE PRIESTHOOD (VV. 1-7) Priestly ministry had barely begun when those entrusted with it failed seriously. Two of Aaron's four sons put in their censers incense other than that which the Lo...
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, 1 Timothy 3:3. It is, Lest y...
Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not, mistaking unholy or common fire for that which was sacred and appointed by God for their use....
The page of human history has ever been a sadly blotted one. It is a record of failure, from first to last. Amid all the delights of Eden, man hearkened to the tempter's lie. (Genesis 1:24) When prese...
Leviticus 10:10 distinguish H914 (H8687) holy H6944 unholy H2455 unclean H2931 clean H2889...
“And that you may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,” The next important point is the distinction between the holy and the common (the unholy),...
CONTENTS: Strange fire of Nadab and Abihu. CHARACTERS: God, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer, Moses, Aaron, Ithamar, Michael, Elzaphan. CONCLUSION: It is fatal to act in the things of God without seeking the m...
Leviticus 10:1. _Strange fire._ Having, as some rabbins think, from the 9th verse, drank too freely at the feast, they inconsiderately took fire from the boiler, instead of taking it from off the alta...
_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 sadd
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
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...
Reckless Ministry Sternly Rebuked SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 10:1.—Nahab and Abihu offered strange fire. Whether they were prompted by impetuous religious feeling, or were confused with wine, the...
EXPOSITION THE COMMAND TO ABSTAIN FROM WINE (Leviticus 10:8-3). The law given to Aaron (some manuscripts read Moses) against the use of wine by the priests during their ministrations, by its juxtaposi...
And Nadab and Abihu, the two sons of Aaron, took both of them their censers, and they put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He commanded them not ...
1 Peter 1:14; Ezekiel 22:26; Ezekiel 44:23; Jeremiah 15:19;...
Between holy and unholy — Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not....