Selah Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 "Leviticus 10 1 Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command. 2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD." I guess I am a little confused here. What exactly was this "strange fire", and why was it an offense enough for God to kill them? Can you guys help me out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ker-bump. Come on, you know you want to help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 The liturgy belongs to God, not to men. This passage demonstrates the gravity of deliberate liturgical abuse. See Ratzinger's [i]The Spirit of the Liturgy [/i]for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Can you elaborate a bit? How was it liturgical abuse? What were they abusing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 God authored the liturgical celebrations of the Hebrews. These guys introduced a variation into the lighting of the incense (unauthorized fire). Their crime was in treating the liturgy as if it belonged to them; as if it had merely human origins. God killed them for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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