Leviticus 10:9-11

9 "1Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die -it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations -
10 and 2so as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
11 and 3so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them through Moses."

Leviticus 10:9-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 10

This chapter begins with the sin and punishment of two sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Le 10:1-5 for whose death Aaron and his sons are commanded not to mourn, nor to depart from the tabernacle, Le 10:6,7 and an order is given, prohibiting the priests from drinking wine when they went into it, Le 10:8-11 the law of eating holy things, both those that were more, and those that were less holy, is enjoined, Le 10:12-15 and the flesh of the sin offering not being eaten, but burnt, Aaron's sons are blamed for it, for which he makes an apology to the satisfaction of Moses, Le 10:16-20.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 31:5; Isaiah 28:7; Ezekiel 44:21; Hosea 4:11; Luke 1:15; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7
  • 2. Leviticus 11:47; Leviticus 20:25; Ezekiel 22:26
  • 3. Deuteronomy 17:10, 11; Deuteronomy 33:10
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