Leviticus 10:8

8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

Leviticus 10:8 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 10:8

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.

Leviticus 10:8 In-Context

6 And Moses said to Aaron, and Eleazar and Ithamar his sons that were left, Ye shall not make bare your heads, and ye shall not tear your garments; that ye die not, and there should be wrath on all the congregation: but your brethren, all the house of Israel, shall lament for the burning, with which they were burnt by the Lord.

7 And ye shall not go forth from the door of the tabernacle of witness, that ye die not; for the Lord's anointing oil upon you: and they did according to the word of Moses.

8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

9 Ye shall not drink wine nor strong drink, thou and thy sons with thee, whensoever ye enter into the tabernacle of witness, or when ye approach the altar, so shall ye not die; a perpetual statute for your generations,

10 to distinguish between sacred and profane, and between clean and unclean,