Here’s a nice Bible story for Father’s Day?

 

Leviticus 10:6 Moses said to Aaron, ‘Do not show signs of mourning, else you will die, and Yahweh’s wrath will come upon the whole community.’

 

Here’s a nice Bible story for Father’s Day.

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Leviticus 10:1-2

Aaron’s sons offered some sort of strange fire to God, and it pissed God off so much that he burned them to death.

I guess the moral of the story is this: Don’t play with fire or God will burn you to death. God fights fire with fire.

But I like Moses’ explanation even better. Here’s what he said to Aaron right after God burned Aaron’s sons to death.

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.Leviticus 10:3a

God burned Aaron’s sons alive so that God would “be sanctified in them” and so that he would “be glorified.”

That helps.

Moses warned Aaron not to mourn the death of his sons (by uncovering his head or tearing his clothes) or God would kill him too, along with all the people.

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people. Leviticus 10:6

So Aaron did as he was told, and watched in silence as his sons were burned to death by God.

And Aaron held his peace. Leviticus 10:3b