Leviticus 16:1

And the Lord spoke to Moses after the two sons of Aaron died in bringing strange fire before the Lord, so they died.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

In Context

2And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, and let him not come in at all times into the holy place within the veil before the propitiatory, which is upon the ark of the testimony, and he shall not die; for I will appear in a cloud on the propitiatory.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:1And the two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, took each his censer, and put fire therein, and threw incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which the Lord did not command them,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:1

In this chapter we have the institution of the annual solemnity of the day of atonement, or expiation, which had as much gospel in it as perhaps any of the appointments of the ceremonial law, as appears by the reference the apostle makes to it, Heb. ix. 7 , &c. We had before divers laws concerning sin-offerings for particular persons, and to be offered upon particular occasions; but this is concerning the stated sacrifice, in which the whole nation was interested. The whole service of the day is committed to the… Read the whole commentary →

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