"Moshe said to Aharon and to El'azar and Itamar, his remaining sons, 'Take the grain offering left from the offerings for Adonai made by fire, and eat it without leaven next to the altar, because it is especially holy.'"
Leviticus 10:12
Starting in Leviticus 10:12, we read of Moshe in essence going over what reads like a checklist of the priest’s duties. As this comes on the heels of Navad and Avihu’s death, it is no wonder it is given here to remind the priests of what Adonai requires. Moshe re-advises in relation to the grain offering which was supposed to include unleavened dough and eaten by the priests in the courtyard of the Tabernacle. This recollection is aiding in two ways. First, it serves to help the remaining priests to understand that the death of Navad and Avihu has not changed what is required of Adonai. Secondly, it aids the other in knowing that Adonai’s calling on the Levities as priests has not been taken from them.
In Leviticus 10:16-20, we find Moshe beginning to grow angry in how the purification offering is being handled. Because of the carelessness of the two offered the unauthorized fire, Moshe is on alert as he witnesses the actions of Aharon’s remaining sons, El’azar and Itamar. Theses sons ate the meat of the offering in an improper manner. Instead of eating only inside the sacred zone, the courtyard of the Tabernacle, they consumed in a different location. While we cannot question Adonai’s mercy on one and wrath on another, we can take delight in knowing that, as Paul says in Romans 9:15, Adonai shows mercy and compassion as He sees fit.
Leviticus 10:12-15
Leviticus 10:16-20
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