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NASB | Leviticus 10:2 And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 10:2 And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. |
Bible Question: What caused two of Aarons sons to die. |
Bible Answer: Aaron's sons died because they offered strange fire. That is what the Scriptures state. There, of course, is debate on what was wrong. To sum up, they were in the service of God in his Holy temple. They did something to render themselves unclean and therefore dead. Whether they did so with malace, or they made a bad mistake with good intentions is irrelevant (otherwise it would say.) The fact is, they made a mistake where one should not make one. Imedaiatly following this event we learn about clean and unclean, leaving some to assume they did something to render themselves "unholy" in a holy place. Our God is a consuming fire (as the book of Hebrews remindes us). It is a dangerous thing to fall into the hands of a holy God. It is dangerous to serve God on Earth in His Holy Tabernacle when He is present. I hope that helps some. MJH (Sorry, I don't have spell check) |