LEVITICUS—NOTE ON Leviticus 10:1 Nadab and Abihu, the eldest of Aaron’s four sons, took censers of their own, put incense in them, and offered unauthorized fire (see esv footnote) to the Lord. That is, they did the offering in their own way instead of in the way authorized by the Lord, and for this they died. Their sin probably also involved entering—or trying to enter—the Most Holy Place (see Leviticus 16:1, Leviticus 16:11; compare Hebrews 9:7) after drinking alcohol (compare Leviticus 10:8). Aaron held his peace. He apparently agreed that God was justified in killing Nadab and Abihu for their sin.

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