Leviticus 10:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. ”

• Leviticus 10:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Rather, I will sanctify myself in them that come near to me (i. e. the priests), and I will glorify myself before all the people. The words used by Moses on this occasion are not found elsewhere in...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be (b) sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. (b)...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  This is it, &c., in contrast with Leviticus 10:1 . The positive opposed to the negative. Note the emphasis on "This". this and nothing else: this very thing. Disobedience here is vital; this i...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  3. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake Moses restrains his brother from giving way to excessive grief; for this was a very bitter stroke after their recent joy to see...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Aaro...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Then Moses said unto Aaron, &c.— Aaron, no doubt, must have been pierced with severe anguish upon receiving this dreadful stroke. To alleviate which, Moses desires him to recollect, that this e...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. Mo...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Then Moses said... This is it that the Lord spake. — Here we have another instance of a reference to a well-known Divine communication made through Moses, which has not been previously recorded in...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Reader! observe what effect grace had upon the mind of Moses. No doubt the awful event struck terror and dismay in every beholder, but while some trembled Moses adored. It is sweet in our afflictions...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  HOLY REVERENCE AND GODLY FEAR ‘I will be sanctified in them that come nigh Me.’ Leviticus 10:3 Spectacular shows do not change hearts. The Israelites are worshipping a calf, and debauched in...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Moses said unto Aaron ,.... Upon this awful occasion, and in order to quiet and humble him under the mighty hand of God: this [is it] that the Lord spoke, saying ; but when he spoke it, and wh...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. Ver. 3...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Moses said unto Aaron This awful stroke having wounded Aaron with deep anguish, Moses endeavours to allay his sorrows, by representing to him how very faulty his two sons had been, and how agreeabl...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Mourning for Nadab and Abihu. B. C. 1490.       3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it t...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This is it that the Lord spake; though the express words be not recorded in Scripture, where only the heads of sermons are contained, yet it is probable they were uttered by Moses in God's name. Ho...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Disobedience Brings Death For the Disobedient And A Test For The Faithful ( Leviticus 10:1-7 ). Leviticus 10:1 ‘And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fi...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - 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...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Aaron held his peace. Aaron; or, the disturbing and tranquilising influences of life I. The disturbing influences. Physical sufferings, secular anxieties, social grievances, moral remorse, hear...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE DEATH OF NADAB AND ABIHU , THE SONS OF AARON ( Leviticus 10:1-3 ). The first day of Aaron's ministry had not yet closed. He had offered the sacrifices, and had...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Sin of Nadab and Abihu and its Punishment

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 15:12 ; 1 Chronicles 15:13 ; 1 Peter 4:17 ; 1 Samuel 2:30 ; 1 Samuel 3:18 ; 1 Samuel 6:20 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:10 ; Acts 5:11-13 ; Deuteronomy 32:51 ; Exodus 14:4 ; Exodus 19:2...

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• Leviticus 10:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The Lord spake — Though the words be not recorded in scripture, where only the heads of discourses are contained, yet it is probable they were uttered by Moses in God's name. Howsoever the sense of...

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