Leviticus 16:1

Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], after the death of the two sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], when they came near before Adonai, and 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

2+ 16:2. Lev 16:2 (Lev 16:1-2) (#4.290): T. That the Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· shall not enter the Most Holy Place in the Sanctuary at any time / R. That the Cohen ·Priest· shall not enter the Sanctuary at all times, that is indiscriminately T. Directive: The Cohen Gadol ·High Priest must wait until the cloud of Adonai appears and covers the mercy seat, the covering on the ark in the most Holy Place before the Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· may enter in and Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “Tell Aaron [Light-bringer] your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:1Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange, foreign, adulterated fire before Adonai, which he had not enjoined 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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