Leviticus 10:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; ”

Leviticus 10:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When the priest was on duty he was to abstain from wine and strong drink, lest he should commit excess (see Leviticus 10:1 ), and so become disqualified for carrying out the precepts of the ceremo...
Leviticus 10:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lev X contains four appendices on the priests-' duties, of which the first and the fourth are in the form of ideal narratives (a caution and a misunderstanding), like chs. 8f. Leviticus 10:1-7...
Leviticus 10:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Leviticus 10:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; That we may put difference between holy and unholy - This is a strong reason why they should drink no inebriatin...
Leviticus 10:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, Do not drink wine ... This prohibition, and the accompanying admonitions, following immediately the occurrence of so fatal a catastrophe, has given rise...
Leviticus 10:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sin and Death of Nadab and Abihu An illustration of the necessity of a punctilious observance of the regulations. We have no means of ascertaining the precise nature of the trespass committed by t...
Leviticus 10:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And that ye may put difference. — The motive here assigned for their abstinence from intoxicating liquor is, that by keeping sober they might be able to discriminate between the legal and illegal p...
Leviticus 10:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NADAB'S AND ABIHU'S "STRANGE FIRE" Leviticus 10:1-20 The solemn and august ceremonies of the consecration of the priests, and the tabernacle, and the inauguration of the tabernacle service, had...
Leviticus 10:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Deed that Turned Joy into Grief Leviticus 9:22-24 ; Leviticus 10:1-11 There was a double blessing. First, Aaron blessed the people when he stood against the altar, Leviticus 9:22 , and afte...
Leviticus 10:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the record there breaks in a story full of solemn significance. Two sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu were guilty of offering strange fire before the Lord. They were swiftly consumed by fire. The ve...
Leviticus 10:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We have reason to lament over our own ignorance in the perusal of those scriptures, because after all our knowledge we discern so little concerning them. But if our conscious ignorance leads the hear...
Leviticus 10:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy ,.... That being sober they might be able to distinguish between the one and the other; which a drunken man, having his mind and senses disturb...
Leviticus 10:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; Ver. 10. And that ye may put difference. ] Drunkenness takes away the heart, Hos 4:11 besots and infatuates;...
Leviticus 10:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Between holy and unholy Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not, mistaking unholy or common fire for that which was sacred and appointed of God for their use. Ye may teach Which drunken...
Leviticus 10:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

FAILURE IN THE PRIESTHOOD (vv. 1-7) Priestly ministry had barely begun when those entrusted with it failed seriously. Two of Aaron's four sons put in their censers incense other than that which th...
Leviticus 10:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cautions for the Priests. B. C. 1490. 8 And the L ORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 9 D...
Leviticus 10:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not, mistaking unholy or common fire for that which was sacred and appointed by God for their use.
Leviticus 10:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And that you may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,” The next important point is the distinction between the holy and the common (the unholy...
Leviticus 10:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Reckless Ministry Sternly Rebuked SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 10:1 .—Nahab and Abihu offered strange fire. Whether they were prompted by impetuous religious feeling, or were confused with wine...
Leviticus 10:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 10:1 . Strange fire. Having, as some rabbins think, from the 9th verse, drank too freely at the feast, they inconsiderately took fire from the boiler, instead of taking it from off the a...
Leviticus 10:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Do not drink wine. Help to temperance Combine with this verse Jeremiah 35:6 ; Ephesians 5:18 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 . Intemperance, one of the giant evils of the land, is self-imposed. This i...
Leviticus 10:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE COMMAND TO ABSTAIN FROM WINE ( Leviticus 10:8-3 ). The law given to Aaron (some manuscripts read Moses) against the use of wine by the priests during their ministratio...
Leviticus 10:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Instructions To The Priests
Leviticus 10:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:14-16 ; Ezekiel 22:26 ; Ezekiel 44:23 ; Jeremiah 15:19 ; Leviticus 11:47 ; Leviticus 20:25 ; Leviticus 20:26 ; Titus 1:15
Leviticus 10:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Between holy and unholy — Persons and things, which Nadab and Abihu did not.

Leviticus 10:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 10:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 10:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 10:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 10:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 10:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 10:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 10:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 10:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 10:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes