Leviticus 10:8–11
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About this episode
We come to our text on the heels of a terrifying event. They were priests, they were consecrated, they were at the very heart of Israel's worship, and yet they were struck down. This was not a capricious act of a petty tyrant. Now, the text doesn't explicitly state that Nadab and Abihu were drunk, but the very next thing the Lord does, speaking directly to Aaron for the first time in this book, is to issue a permanent command against priests drinking on duty. It is a classic example of the Bible teaching by what we might call thunderous implication. Scripture is clear that wine is a gift from God to gladden the heart of man. But it is a text about sobriety, and more than that, it is a text about the absolute necessity of clear-headed spiritual discernment.