Leviticus 10 Commentary
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Leviticus 10 Commentary PREVIOUS Click chart to enlarge NEXT Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Another Overview Chart of Leviticus - Charles Swindoll A third Overview Chart of Leviticus LEVITICUS THE BOOK OF SANCTIFICATION AND WORSHIP Adapted and modified from C. Swindoll Leviticus 1-17 Leviticus 18-27 The Way to God The Walk with God Access Lifestyle The Approach: Offerings Practical Guidelines The Representative: Priest Chronological Observances The Laws: Cleansing Severe Consequences Physically & Spiritually Verbal promises Ritual for Worship Practical for Walking Worshipping a Holy God Living a Holy Life Location: Mt Sinai for one full year Theme: How sinful humanity can approach and worship a holy God Key Verses: Lev 17:11, 19:2, 20:7-8 Christ in Leviticus: In every sacrifice, every ritual, every feast Time: about 1446BC THE LEVITICAL OFFERINGS SUMMARIZED BURNT GRAIN PEACE SIN TRESPASS OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING 1) Sweet aroma 1) Sweet aroma 1) Sweet aroma 1) Non-sweet aroma 1) Non-sweet aroma 2) Voluntary 2) Voluntary 2) Voluntary 2) Compulsory 2) Compulsory Heb = 'olah Heb = minchah Heb = selemim Heb = chattath Heb = asam Aka-Purification Aka - Reparation or Offering Guilt Offering Description Atoning sacrifice of Atoning sacrifice of a animals with no ram or lamb with no physical defects. The physical defects required offering varied with the situation and station of the person receiving its benefits Lv 1:3-17-note Lv 2:1-16-note Lv 3:1-17-note Lv 4:1-5:13-note Lv 5:14-6:7-note Lv 6:8-13-note Lv 6:14-18-note Lv 7:11-21-note, Lv Lv 6:24-30-note Lv 7:1-7-note Scripture Cp Nu 15:1-16 Lv 7:12-13-note 7:28-34-note Cp Nu 15:22-31 Cp Nu 15:17-21 Cp Deut 12:20-28 Purpose IN COMMUNION FOR COMMUNION Summarized WITH GOD WITH GOD 1) To propitiate for This offering Celebration of peace To atone for sins To atone for sins sin in general -Lv accompanied all & of God's covenant committed committed in 1:4-note burnt offerings. faithfulness… unknowingly, ignorance, esp where Signified homage & Generally expressed especially where no restitution was 2) To signify thanksgiving to God. peace & fellowship restitution was possible complete dedication between the offerer possible. Note Nu Confession to men & consecration to Recognition of God's & God & thus 15:30, 31: The sin for impurities and God hence called bountiful provision culminated in a offering was of no deceptions the whole burnt avail in cases of Expression of community meal. offering. defiant rebellion Willingness of the dedication, praise & 1) Thank offering: against God. repentant believer to Acceptance before thanksgiving to God express thanks for make proper God for worship & Confession to God Acknowledging God unexpected blessing restitution service for impurities and or deliverance Purpose as the source of offenses Maintenance of provision and Detailed 2) Votive Offering: to fellowship with God prosperity. Recognition of the express gratitude for effects of one's sins a blessing or Recognition of the on others in the deliverance granted sovereignty of God covenant community when a vow had accompanied the Restoration of petition. fellowship with God 3) Freewill Offering: to express gratitude to God without regard to any specific blessing or deliverance. According to Three Types: According to wealth: 1) For the high priest, 1) If the offense was wealth: 1) Fine flour mixed 1) From the herd, a a bull without against the Lord 1) Bull without with oil and male or female blemish-Lv 4:3– (tithes, offerings, blemish-Lv 1:3– frankincense-Lv 2:1– without blemish-Lv 12-note etc), a ram w/o 9-note 3-note 3:1–5-note 2) For the blemish was offered; 2) Male sheep or 2) Cakes made of 2) From the flock, a congregation, a bull restitution was goat without fine flour mixed with male or female without blemish-Lv reckoned according blemish-Lv 1:10– oil and and baked an without blemish-Lv 4:13–21-note to the priest's 13-note); 3 oven Lv 2:4-note, in 3:6–11-note estimate of the value 3) For a ruler, a male Turtledoves or a pan Lv 2:5-note or of the trespass + 3) From the goats-Lv goat without blemish- young pigeons-Lv in a covered pan Lv 20% (Lv 5:15- 3:12–17-note Lv 4:22–26-note 1:14–17-note 2:7-note 16-note) Note: Minor 4) For a commoner, 2) If the offense were 3) Turtledoves or 3) Green heads of imperfections were a female goat or against man, a ram young pigeons-Lv roasted grain mixed permitted when the lamb without w/o blemish was 1:14–17-note with oil and peace offering was a blemish-Lv 4:27– offered, restitution frankincense-Lv Consists of freewill offering of a 35-note reckoned according 2:14, 15-note bull or a lamb-Lv to the priest's 5) In cases of 22:23 estimate + 20% (Lv poverty, two 6:4-6-note) turtledoves or two young pigeons (one for a sin offering, the other for a burnt offering) could be substituted-Lv 5:7– 10-note 6) In cases of extreme poverty, fine flour could be substituted-Lv 5:11– 13-note; cp Heb. 9:22-note Entirety burned on Memorial portion Fatty portions burned 1) Fatty Fat burned on altar the altar of burnt burned on the altar of on the altar of burnt portions to be burned of burnt offering-Lev offering-Lv 1:9-note burnt offering-Lv 2:2, offering-Lv 3:3– on the altar of burnt 7:3-5-note except the skin-Lv 9, 16-note 5-note offering Lv 4:8– 7:8-note 10-note, Lv 4:19. 26-note, Lev 4:31, 35-note God's 2) When the sin Portion offering was for the high priest or congregation, the remainder of the bull was to be burned outside the camp-Lv 4:11, 12-note, Lev 4:20, 21-note Skin only-Lv Remainder eaten in Breast (wave Remainder eaten in 7:8-note court of tabernacle- offering) & right thigh holy place-Lv 7:6- Priests Lv 2:3, 10-note, Lev (heave offering)-Lv 7-note Portion 6:16-18-note, Lv 7:30-34-note 7:14-15-note None None Remainder to be None None eaten in the court by Offerer's the offerer & family Portion 1) Thank offering = eaten same day-Lv 7:15-note The Redemption for the Redemption for the Consecration Service Fellowship Christian sinner that he is sinner he commits He presented He served His Father He is the common He atoned for the He atoned for the Christ Himself to the and men as Son of bond of fellowship guilt of sin damage of sin. Father to do His will Man between God & man Signifies complete Signifies perfect Shadow of the peace Prefigures fact that Shadow of Christ as dedication of life to humanity of Christ: believer has through Christ's death… our Trespass offering God 1) Absence of leaven Christ-Ro 5:1-2-note, 1) Was made sin for - Col 2:13-note 1) On part of Christ- ~ sinlessness of 1Cor 10:16-18, us - 2Cor 5:20- Cp Lv 5:15-note, Lv Mt 26:39-44, Mk Christ-He 4:15-note, 11:17-34, Col 21-note 22:14-16 14:36, Lk 22:42, 1Jn 3:5 1:20-note 2) He suffered Cp Lv 6:2-5-note, Php 2:5-11-note NB: Only offering in 2) The presence of outside the gate - Eph 4:25-32, Jas which offerer shared 2) On part of oil is emblematic of Heb 13:11-13-note 5:16 Prophetic believer-Ro 12:1- the Holy Spirit-Lk Thank Offering: Significance Cp Lv 4:3-note, 1Ti See Isa 53:10 2-note, Heb 4:18; 1Jn 2:20-note, 1Th 5:18-note 5:20 13:15-note 1Jn 2:27-note Heb 13:15-note Cp Lv 4:27-note, 1Cor 8:9-13 Cp Lv 5:5-note, 1Jn 1:9-note See Heb 9:22-note Adapted from Believer's Bible Commentary & Irving Jensen Leviticus 10:1 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. Nadab: Lev 16:1 22:9 Ex 6:23 Ex 24:1,9 28:1 Nu 3:3,4 26:61 Firepans: Lev 16:12 Ex 27:3 38:3 Nu 16:6,7,16,17,46 Heb 9:4 Placed incense: Ex 30:1-9,34-36 31:11 37:29 40:27 1Ki 13:1,2 2Ch 26:16-20 Ps 141:2 Jer 44:8,15,19-21 Lk 1:9-11 Rev 8:3-5 Strange: Le 9:24, 16:12. Nu 16:18, 46. 2Ki 15:1-7. 2Ch 26:16-23. Ps 50:16. Mk 1:24, 25. Ep 5:18. Ph 3:3 Which: Ex 30:9 Dt 4:2 12:32 17:3 Jer 7:31 19:5 32:35 Leviticus 10 Resources Leon Hyatt - THE SIN OF NADAB AND ABIHU PUNISHED WITH DEATH Leviticus 10:1-7 Introduction - Right in the midst of the joyous and moving experience that came when the priests officiated over their first fire-offerings, tragedy struck.