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In chapter 10 Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, offer strange fire to the [[Lord]]. They offered this fire in self-will, without seeking or obeying [[God]]'s directive in the matter. Their deaths were warnings against treating [[God]]'s ordinances lightly and distorting His commandments concerning offerings. The seriousness of the [[sin]] is emphasized not only by the sudden [[death]] of the guilty, but by the command not to mourn for them.
[[God]] does not allow disobedience to His commands without punishment for that disobedience. When we, as children of [[God]], continually disobey Him, we must be chastised. Nadab and Abihu were priests, yet [[God]] judged them for their disobedience. The severity of His [[judgment]] should be a lesson to every child of [[God]].
Leviticus, as a manual of holiness, now sets forth the truth that holiness is required of [[God]]'s redeemed people. The preflood distinction between clean and unclean animals (Genesis 7:2), included in the Mosaic Law, was based partly on reasons of physical health and religious principles, and was designed to mark [[Israel]]'s separation from other people. [[God]] said, "Be ye holy; for I am holy." We are told in [[Romans]] 12:1, to "Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto [[God]], which is your reasonable service." Why? Because our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 6:19), and it is [[God]]'s desire that we not only be separated, but that we be vessels, clean and meet for the Master's use.