Leviticus 10:8

_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 opinion entertained by many, that the two unhappy priests were under the influence of intoxication when they committed the offence which was expiated only by their lives. Such an idea, though the presumption is in its favour, is nothing more than conjecture; but our knowledge of the intemperate habits of the ancient Egyptians shows the necessity, or at least the appropriateness, of such a caution to the ministers of the sanctuary, among a people recently come from Egypt (Wilkinson's 'Ancient Egypt,' 3:, p. 172). Verse 10. THAT YE MAY PUT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOLY AND UNHOLY, AND BETWEEN UNCLEAN AND CLEAN. The grand and special function of the priests, while attending in the first instance to...

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 ye die; die when ye are in drink. The danger of death, to which we are continually exposed, should engage all to be sober....

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 juxtaposition with what has gone before, has led to the probable supposition that Nadab and Abihu had acted under the excitement of intoxicating drink. It is possible that the sacrificial meals on the peace offerings had begun, and that at the same time that the congregation was feasting, the two priests had refreshed themselves with wine after their long service. The special ceremonial meal of the priests had not yet been eaten. LEVITICUS 10:10 Wine and other into

AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO AARON,.... Because he was a prophet, Aben Ezra says; but the reason rather seems to be, because be was the high priest, and now invested with his office, and in the execution of it, and therefore the following law respecting the priest's drinking of wine was given: some say, as the same writer observes, that God spake to him by Moses; but it rather seems that he spoke to Aaron immediately: according to Jarchi, this order was delivered to him as a reward for his silence, and to do honour to him on that account: saying; as follows....

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 Ithamar (Leviticus 10:16) The ceremonies were ended and the people, beholding the glory of the Lord, had worshipped. A terrible occurrence follows the beautiful ending to the previous chapter. Nadab and Abihu, two sons of Aaron, offered strange fire before Jehovah. The fire before Jehovah devoured them and they died before the Lord. The sin consisted in taking strange fire, which Jehovah had not commanded; most likely it was fire they produced themselves, instead of taking the fire f

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 OF NADAB AND ABIHU. Nadab and Abihu, the eldest sons of Aaron (Exodus 6:23), had been privileged to go up and see the God of Israel with Moses and Aaron and seventy elders (Exodus 24:1 ff., J). Here, they offer fire which has not been taken from the altar hearth or was not in accordance with the proper receipt for the sacred incense, and are themselves at once consumed. The bodies are withdrawn from the camp by their father's cousins, and Aaron and his remaining sons are forbidden to mourn for them. The catastrophe i

SPAKE. The only time to Aaron alone. See note on Leviticus 5:14. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ See App-27. STRONG DRINK. Hebrew. _shekar._ App-27. Does this law follow here, because it was intoxication which led to the sin of Nadab and Abihu? WHEN YE GO. Compare Ezekiel 44:21. The exception implies the rule. Nothing may be done to excite or stimulate the flesh in the sanctuary: neither drink within, nor music without, nor sensuous surroundings. The old nature must not be stimulated by moving scenes or mere human eloquence. All "must" be of the Spirit. John 4:24....

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 Leviticus 10:4-7 e. INSTRUCTIONS TO AARON AND HIS SONS Leviticus 10:8-11 f. DISPOSAL OF THE OFFERINGS Leviticus 10:12-20 TEXT 10:1-20 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons

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 two eldest sons of Aaron. In view of Leviticus 16:12 (cp. Numbers 16:46; Revelation 8:5) we may suppose that the sin Jay in the use of common fire, instead of fire taken from the altar. But the phrase STRANGE FIRE is wide enough to cover any breach of the laws regulating the preparation and use of incense (see Exodus 30:1; Exodus 30:34).

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 in brackets (…). CHAPTER 10 THE DEATHS OF NADAB AND ABIHU AND FURTHER RULES V1 (Two of) Aaron’s sons (were called) Nadab and Abihu. They got their *censers and put fire and *incense into them. Then they offered fire to the *LORD, which it was not right to do. (The *LORD) had not told them to do this. V2 So fire came from where the *LORD was. It burned them, so that they died in front of the *LORD....