Leviticus Chapter 10

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Leviticus, chapter ten. Nay Dab and Abye Whu, two of
Aaron's sons, took censors and filled them with embers. Then
they put incense on top of the fire and presented
it to the Eternal One. This was a strange and
unauthorized fire that the eternal did not command them. Flames
erupted from before the eternal and burned up nay Dab

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and a bye who. They both died in the presence
of the Eternal One. Moses said to Aaron, this is
what the Eternal One was talking about when he said,
by those authorized to come near, I will be treated
as sacred in the eyes of all the people. I
will be honored. Aaron remained silent. Moses summoned Michel el Zafan,

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the sons of Aaron's uncle Uziel, make your way forward.
Gather the dead bodies of your relatives from the front
of the sanctuary, and carry them outside the camp. So
Michel and el Zafhan did as Moses instructed. They came forward,
picked them up while they were still wearing their priestly tunics,
and them outside the camp. Moses spoke to Aaron and

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his sons Eliezar and Ithamar, do not let your hair
go unkempt or rip your garments in customary acts of mourning,
or else you will die. Follow this instruction so that
the Eternal One does not grow angry toward the entire community.
Everyone else, our relatives, the entire community of Israel can
lament the great fire the Eternal One has produced that

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killed your sons. Do not go beyond the entrance of
the congregation tent. If you do, you will meet a
quick death, for the Eternal's anointing oil covers you. Aaron
and his sons followed Moses's instruction. The Eternal One addressed Aarin,
you and your sons must not drink wine or any
alcoholic drink before entering the congregation tent, lest you die.

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This directive stands for all time throughout your generations. You
must know the difference between the sacred and the profane,
the ritually pure and the impure, and teach the people
of Israel the directives which I have revealed to them
through Moses. Moses said to Aaron and his surviving sons,
Eliezar and Ithamar, you may take whatever grain is left

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from the fire offerings devoted to the Eternal and eat
it unleavened, next to the altar. This is most sacred.
You are to eat it in a sacred space. It
is your and your son's portion of the Eternal One's
fire offerings. According to the commands I have given you,
your sons and your daughters may eat the breast of
the wave offering and the thigh presented to God in

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some ritually pure place. The breast and thigh are your
portion and your children's portion from the sacrifices of the
peace offerings brought by the people of Israel. Have them
bring the thigh that is contributed and the breast that
is waved, along with the fire offerings of fat, to
present as a wave offering before the Eternal One. This
will be your and your children's portion for all time.

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It is your do as the Eternal has commanded. Moses
began asking for the goat for the purification offering, but
he discovered that it had already been burned up. He
was furious with Eliezar and Ithamar, Aaron's surviving sons. Moses
said to his sons, why did you disobey my instructions
and not eat the purification offering in the area of

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the sanctuary. It is most sacred. God has given it
to you so that you can take on the guilt
of the community and cover their wrongs before the eternal. Look.
Its blood was never taken inside the sanctuary. Therefore the
rightful place for you to eat it was in the sanctuary.
As I commanded, Erin said to Moses, look, my sons

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offered their purification offering and their burnt offerings to the
eternal One today. But think of all that has happened
to me, given the tragedy I have seen. Would the
eternal have approved if I had eaten a purification offering today?
After Moses listened to what Aaron had to say, he
was satisfied.