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UNWORTHY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
Leviticus 10
Hebrews 12:1-2
“…ye shall eat it in the holy place,
because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due,
of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire…”
UNWORTHY
The sense of unworthiness filled the hearts of Aaron and his remaining two sons, Eleazar and Ithamar. They were clearly instructed by Moses to complete the consecration service by eating the meat offering which was their due. It had to be consumed beside the altar of burnt offering. The people of Israel were watching as the service was about to be completed after the deaths of two priests.
The meat offering here would include the peace and wave offerings. The peace offering represented peace with God after the sin and burnt offerings had been offered. Now that peace had been made between God and His people, the wave or thank offering was offered to complete the service. These had to be eaten without leaven.
When Moses came to look for the sin-offering that Aaron and his sons were permitted to eat, he found it burned on the altar of burnt offering. Moses was angry. Leviticus 10:16-18: “And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.” But Aaron’s reply appeased Moses. Because of what Nadab and Abihu had done and since all of them were priests, they felt that it was not right to eat of the offerings. They felt unworthy to eat it. They felt it was best to return the offering back to the LORD by offering it on the altar of burnt offering.
This act of unworthiness was right in the eyes of God and Moses.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 10:1
PRAYER: Father, may I never approach Thee presumptuously but always with humility and a deep sense of unworthiness, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.