Leviticus 10:11

11 You must teach the people of Israel all the laws which I have given to you through Moses."

Leviticus 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 10:11

And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the
statutes
Laws, precepts, ordinances, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, which was the business of the priests to do, ( Malachi 2:7 ) but one inebriated with liquor would be incapable of giving instructions about any of those things:

which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses:
particularly those delivered and recorded in ( Exodus 20:1-26 ) ( 22:1-23:33 ) and as not the priests, so neither any other Israelite might instruct {s}, nor indeed would be capable of instructing others when in liquor; and therefore excessive drinking, as it should be carefully avoided by all men, so more especially by those who by their office are teachers of others; see ( Proverbs 31:4 Proverbs 31:5 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Maimon. Hilchot Biath Hamikdash, c. 1. sect. 3.

Leviticus 10:11 In-Context

9 "You and your sons are not to enter the Tent of my presence after drinking wine or beer; if you do, you will die. This is a law to be kept by all your descendants.

10 You must distinguish between what belongs to God and what is for general use, between what is ritually clean and what is unclean.

11 You must teach the people of Israel all the laws which I have given to you through Moses."

12 Moses said to Aaron and his two remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering that is left over from the food offered to the Lord, make unleavened bread with it and eat it beside the altar, because this offering is very holy.

13 Eat it in a holy place; it is the part that belongs to you and your sons from the food offered to the Lord. That is what the Lord commanded me.