After they fled Egypt, sometimes bad stuff happened in the Sinai desert for the Israelites. When it did, God demanded discipline. In Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1 to 18:30), Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, together do some really bad stuff, and they are fatally disciplined by God. After the death (literally in Hebrew: “acharei mot”) God demanded future discipline on the part of Aaron’s sons, the priests, and sends the Israelites a bunch of heavy-duty rules to reflect on.
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Author: Amichai Lau-Lavie
Keywords: Acharei Mot, Nadab, Abihu, Nadab and Abihu, Sons of Aaron, Strange fire, Offered strange fire, Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire, tabernacle, tabernacle service
Bible reference(s): Leviticus 10:1-4, Leviticus 16, Lev 17, Lev 18
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