1._And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron _A memorable circumstance is here recorded, from whence it appears how greatly God abominates all the sins whereby the purity of religion is corrupted. Apparently it was a light transgression to use strange fire for burning incense; and again their thoughtle... [ Continue Reading ]
3._Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake _Moses restrains his brother from giving way to excessive grief; for this was a very bitter stroke after their recent joy to see himself at once deprived of two sons on the same day, and at the same moment, he might, too, have been dispos... [ Continue Reading ]
4._And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan _Lest Eleazar and Ithamar should carry (417) forth the corpses, Moses commanded these others to anticipate them. It may also have been the case that all were stupified by terror. He forbids the father and brothers to mourn their death, not so much in accordan... [ Continue Reading ]
9._Do not drink wine, nor strong drink. _The second cleanness required in the priests is that they should abstain from wine, and strong drink; (188) in which word Jerome says that everything intoxicating is included; and this I admit to be true; but the definition would be more correct, that all liq... [ Continue Reading ]
12._And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar _Lest hereafter the priests should transgress through ignorance, Moses admonishes them of their duty; and perhaps he was moved by some immediate reason to give these particular injunctions rather than any others. As yet they were but little practiced... [ Continue Reading ]
16._And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering _Moses had not omitted to tell them what was to be done with the goat; and the sacrifice which he had himself performed, was a visible instruction to them. He had set before them what they should imitate, and this would have been enough ev... [ Continue Reading ]