Die For Treating Them With Contempt

Leviticus 22:8-9 – He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the Lord. “‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.

Leviticus 11:44 – I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.

Leviticus 10:2 – So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.

Application:

• ·         Israel’s holiness was to be expressed in every aspect of her life, to the extent that all of life had a certain ceremonial quality.
• ·         The laws of cleanness were the same for priests and people, but the penalties were far more severe for the priests, who had greater responsibility.
• ·         Nadab and Abihu died when a new era was being inaugurated. The new community had to be made aware that it existed for God, not vice versa.

All Scripture verses taken from ESV