Levítico 10

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1 Y los hijos de Aar贸n, Nadab y Abi煤, tomaron cada uno su incensario, y pusieron fuego en ellos, sobre el cual pusieron perfume, y ofrecieron delante del SE脩OR fuego extra帽o, que 茅l nunca les mand贸.
2 Y sali贸 un fuego de delante del SE脩OR que los quem贸, y murieron delante del SE脩OR.
3 Entonces dijo Mois茅s a Aar贸n: Esto es lo que habl贸 el SE脩OR, diciendo: En mis allegados me santificar茅, y en presencia de todo el pueblo ser茅 glorificado. Y Aar贸n call贸.
4 Y llam贸 Mois茅s a Misael, y a Elzaf谩n, hijos de Uziel, t铆o de Aar贸n, y les dijo; acercaos y sacad a vuestros hermanos de delante del santuario fuera del campamento.
5 Y ellos se acercaron, y los sacaron con sus t煤nicas fuera del campamento, como dijo Mois茅s.
6 Entonces Mois茅s dijo a Aar贸n, y a Eleazar y a Itamar, sus hijos: No descubr谩is vuestras cabezas, ni rasgu茅is vuestros vestidos, para que no mur谩is, ni se levante la ira sobre toda la congregaci贸n; pero vuestros hermanos, toda la Casa de Israel, lamentar谩n el incendio que el SE脩OR ha hecho.
7 Ni saldr茅is de la puerta del tabern谩culo del testimonio, porque morir茅is; por cuanto el aceite de la unci贸n del SE脩OR est谩 sobre vosotros. Y ellos hicieron conforme al dicho de Mois茅s.
8 Y el SE脩OR habl贸 a Aar贸n, diciendo:
9 T煤, y tus hijos contigo, no beber茅is vino ni sidra, cuando hubiereis de entrar en el tabern谩culo del testimonio, para que no mur谩is; ser谩 estatuto perpetuo por vuestras generaciones;
10 y esto para poder discernir entre lo santo y lo profano, y entre lo inmundo y lo limpio;
11 y para ense帽ar a los hijos de Israel todos los estatutos que el SE脩OR les ha dicho por mano de Mois茅s.
12 Y Mois茅s dijo a Aar贸n, y a Eleazar y a Itamar, sus hijos que hab铆an quedado: Tomad el presente que queda de las ofrendas encendidas al SE脩OR, y comedlo sin levadura junto al altar, porque es cosa sant铆sima.
13 Hab茅is, pues, de comerlo en el lugar santo; porque esto ser谩 fuero para ti, y fuero para tus hijos, de las ofrendas encendidas al SE脩OR, pues que as铆 me ha sido mandado.
14 Comer茅is asimismo en lugar limpio, t煤 y tus hijos y tus hijas contigo, el pecho de la mecida, y la espaldilla elevada, porque por fuero para ti, y fuero para tus hijos, son dados de los sacrificios de la paz de los hijos de Israel.
15 Con las ofrendas de los sebos que se han de encender, traer谩n la espaldilla que se ha de elevar, y el pecho que ser谩 mecido, para que lo mezas por ofrenda de mecedura delante del SE脩OR; y ser谩 por fuero perpetuo tuyo, y de tus hijos contigo, como el SE脩OR lo ha mandado.
16 Y Mois茅s demand贸 el macho cabr铆o de la expiaci贸n, y se hall贸 que era quemado; y se enoj贸 contra Eleazar e Itamar, los hijos de Aar贸n que hab铆an quedado, diciendo:
17 驴Por qu茅 no comisteis la expiaci贸n en el lugar santo? Porque es sant铆simo, y la dio 茅l a vosotros para llevar la iniquidad de la congregaci贸n, para que sean reconciliados delante del SE脩OR.
18 Veis que su sangre no fue metida en el santuario de adentro; hab铆ais de comerla en el lugar santo, como yo mand茅.
19 Y respondi贸 Aar贸n a Mois茅s: He aqu铆 hoy han ofrecido su expiaci贸n y su holocausto delante del SE脩OR; con todo eso me han acontecido estas cosas; pues si comiera yo hoy de la expiaci贸n, 驴Hubiera sido acepto al SE脩OR?
20 Y Mois茅s oy贸 esto, y lo acept贸.

Levítico 10 Commentary

Chapter 10

The sin and death of Nadab and Abihu. (1,2) Aaron and his sons forbidden to mourn for Nadab and Abihu. (3-7) Wine forbidden to the priests when in the service of the tabernacle. (8-11) Of eating the holy things. (12-20)

Verses 1-2 Next to Moses and Aaron, none were more likely to be honourable in Israel than Nadab and Abihu. There is reason to think that they were puffed up with pride, and that they were heated with wine. While the people were prostrate before the Lord, adoring his presence and glory, they rushed into the tabernacle to burn incense, though not at the appointed time; both together, instead of one alone, and with fire not taken from the altar. If it had been done through ignorance, they had been allowed to bring a sin-offering. But the soul that doeth presumptuously, and in contempt of God's majesty and justice, that soul shall be cut off. The wages of sin is death. They died in the very act of their sin. The sin and punishment of these priests showed the imperfection of that priesthood from the very beginning, and that it could not shelter any from the fire of God's wrath, otherwise than as it was typical of Christ's priesthood.

Verses 3-7 The most quieting considerations under affliction are fetched from the word of God. What was it that God spake? Though Aaron's heart must have been filled with anguish and dismay, yet with silent submission he revered the justice of the stroke. When God corrects us or ours for sin, it is our duty to accept the punishment, and say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. Whenever we worship God, we come nigh unto him, as spiritual priests. This ought to make us very serious in all acts of devotion. It concerns us all, when we come nigh to God, to do every religious exercise, as those who believe that the God with whom we have to do, is a holy God. He will take vengeance on those that profane his sacred name by trifling with him.

Verses 8-11 Do not drink wine or strong drink. During the time they ministered, the priests were forbidden it. It is required of ( 1 Timothy. 3:3 ) 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.

Verses 12-20 Afflictions should rather quicken us to our duty, than take us from it. But our unfitness for duty, when it is natural and not sinful, will have great allowances made for it; God will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Let us profit by the solemn warning this history conveys. When professing worshippers come with zeal without knowledge, carnal affections, earthly, light, vain, trifling thoughts, the devices of will-worship, instead of the offering of soul and spirit; then the incense is kindled by a flame which never came down from heaven, which the Spirit of a holy God never sent within their hearts.

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Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 10

This chapter begins with the sin and punishment of two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Le 10:1-5 for whose death Aaron and his sons are commanded not to mourn, nor to depart from the tabernacle, Le 10:6,7 and an order is given, prohibiting the priests from drinking wine when they went into it, Le 10:8-11 the law of eating holy things, both those that were more, and those that were less holy, is enjoined, Le 10:12-15 and the flesh of the sin offering not being eaten, but burnt, Aaron's sons are blamed for it, for which he makes an apology to the satisfaction of Moses, Le 10:16-20.

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