The Sin Of Nadab & Abihu

The Sin of Nadab & Abihu

Verse: (Lev. 10:1) And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron took
either of them his censer, and put fire therin, and put incense
thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he
commanded them not. (King James)

The Sin of Nadab & Abihu:
An Exegesis

There is no clear consensus as to what sin Nadab and Abihu committed as
detailed in verse 10:1 of the book Leviticus, in the Hebrew bible. Some
commentators like to take into consideration material previously mentioned, some
like the literal view of the story, others try to narrow the possibilities to come to a
conclusion, while still more understand it all as simply a figurative tale. But in
truth, few if any of the explanations this exegesist looked through seemed
satisfactory, but blended together, and analyzed individually, they did form a far
more satisfactory intrepretation of my own. The story is that Aaron, the newly
consecrated Israelite High Priest had two sons, Nadab and Abihu, who were
consumed by God for offering 'strange fire' before him. This occruance took place
during the Octave-day celebrations which were taking place for the opening of the
just completed Tent Of Meeting, or Tabernacle. Sacrifices, and prayers were to
take place each day with special ritualistic rules in the preparation and
performance of each. The priests were chiefly responsible for the running of
events, and as most scholars agree Nadab and Abihu at the time of their death were
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The Sin Of Nadab & Abihu

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