Leviticus 9-10
This year, I plan on reading the Old Testament of the Bible within the 2012 calendar year. Follow me on this journey! Please, if you have questions or comments... let me know!
Scripture Thought (What I Learned):
Chapter 9: Atonement and Sacrifice
Aaron makes
an atonement by sacrifice for himself and all of Israel. The glory of the Lord appears
unto all of Israel and the Lord consumes the offering on the altar by fire.
Chapter 10: Unauthorized Sacrifices
Nadab and
Abihu, the sons of Aaron perform un-authorized sacrifices, and as a consequence
are slain by a fire from the Lord. Aaron and his other sons are forbidden to mourn
for their loss, because of the iniquity that they did. The Lord forbids Aaron and
his brethren to drink wine or strong drink, being the difference between clean and
unclean and holy and unholy (Leviticus 10:9-10).
This is interesting,
because God is telling Aaron not to drink alcohol, and in the LDS church today,
we are commanded to not drink as well. It is because the Lord has commanded us not
to drink alcohol.
We also learn
from this chapter that, you need the authority from God to perform ordinances. The
Lord killing Nadab and Abihu for performing these ordinances without the proper
authority proves how important it is to the Lord, that we have the correct and proper
authority to perform ordinances.
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