Leviticus 10:4–7
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About this episode
Our God is a sentimental grandfather, our worship is a casual affair of personal expression, and our sins are unfortunate mistakes. We have domesticated the lion of Judah and turned him into a housecat that purrs when we scratch it behind the ears. We believe that sincerity is the sum total of true religion. But the terror of Leviticus 10 is a bucket of ice water thrown into the face of our sleepy, sentimental religiosity. It was not a memo from the celestial HR department. They died, right there, in the courtyard of the tabernacle. Worship is not a realm for human creativity and self-expression. It is a realm of divine revelation and strict obedience. It is to treat the holy as profane, and the result is always death. The passage before us this morning deals with the immediate, grisly aftermath.