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| 1 And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and presented strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them. |
And Nadab – Meaning "self-acting," typifying the class that goes into Second Death because of self will. R4031. 2
And Abihu – Meaning "Son of God," typifying the Great Company. R4031:2
Possibly the Second Death. Q300:5, Q301:1
The sons of Aaron – Both being probably intoxicated at the time. R4031:4
Put incense thereon – The true incense represents the perfections of the Lord Jesus. R3055:4
Offered strange fire – Strange incense the Lord does not authorize or approve. R1837:1
Typifying that a continued offering of error would imply that we would ultimately fail to reach the glorious priesthood. R4031:5
Commanded them not – "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins." (Psa. 19:13) R1836:6
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| 2 And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah. |
There went out fire – Probably a lightning stroke. R1837:1
And devoured them – Representing their cutting off from the priesthood. T40
And they died – This does not mean that they were consigned to eternal torment. R3056:2
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| 3 And Moses said to Aaron, This is what Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be hallowed in them that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was silent. |
And Aaron – Typifying Christ, the High Priest of our profession. R1836:6
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| 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. |
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| 5 And they went near, and carried them in their vests out of the camp, as Moses had said. |
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| 6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar his sons, Your heads shall ye not uncover, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come on all the assembly; but your brethren, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled. |
Neither rend your clothes – Showing that the Royal Priesthood are not to lament over those who fail to make their calling and election sure. T40; Q498:7, Q499:2; R3760:6
The burning – The death. R1837:2
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| 7 And ye shall not go out from the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest ye die; for the anointing oil of Jehovah is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. |
Shall not go out – To follow after and lament the dead ones. R1837:4
Of the tabernacle – The place of communion with God. R1837:4
The anointing oil – Representing the holy Spirit. T38
Is upon you – You are consecrated to full submission and obedience to the will of God. R1837:4
Did according – All who are loyal to God will approve his righteous judgments. R1837:4
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| 8 And Jehovah spoke to Aaron, saying, |
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| 9 Thou shalt not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, lest ye die-- it is an everlasting statute throughout your generations, |
Do not drink wine – Indicating that the death of Nadab and Abihu was due to the fact that their offering was made while they were intoxicated. R3054:3
Nor strong drink – We are not to approach the Lord while intoxicated with the spirit of the world or Babylon. R3055:4
Statistics show that 72% of all criminals were made so by strong drink. R3055:1
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| 10 that ye may put difference between the holy and the unholy, and between unclean and clean, |
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| 11 and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. |
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| 12 And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the oblation that is left of Jehovah's offerings by fire, and eat it with unleavened bread beside the altar; for it is most holy. |
Without leaven – Symbol of corruption, error, sin. T98[T98]; F464[F464]
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| 13 And ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of Jehovah's offerings by fire; for so I am commanded. |
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| 14 And the breast of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering shall ye eat in a clean place, thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee; for as thy due, and thy sons' due, are they given of the sacrifices of peace-offerings of the children of Israel. |
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| 15 The shoulder of the heave-offering and the breast of the wave-offering shall they bring, with the fire-offering of the pieces of fat, to wave them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and they shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, for an everlasting statute, as Jehovah has commanded. |
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| 16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and behold, it was burnt up: then he was wroth with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying, |
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| 17 Why have ye not eaten the sin-offering in a holy place? for it is most holy, and he has given it to you that ye might bear the iniquity of the assembly, to make atonement for them before Jehovah. |
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| 18 Lo, its blood was not brought in within the sanctuary: ye should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded. |
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| 19 And Aaron said to Moses, Behold, to-day have they presented their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before Jehovah; and such things have befallen me; and had I to-day eaten the sin-offering, would it have been good in the sight of Jehovah? |
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| 20 And Moses heard it; and it was good in his sight. |
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