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Lessons from God's Priests: Nadab and Abihu Then and Now

Discover key lessons from the accounts of Nadab and Abihu, highlighting the importance of obedience, authority, family values, and reverence towards God. Explore how these teachings apply to Christians today, emphasizing the need for humility and adherence to God's will in serving as His priests.

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Lessons from God's Priests: Nadab and Abihu Then and Now

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  1. God’s PriestsThen and Now Lessons from Nadab and Abihu

  2. God’s Priests • All Christians are God’s priesthood today (1 Pet. 2:5,9; Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 20:6) • The priesthood has been changed (Heb. 7:12): the High Priest, the garments, the sacrifices, the days, the place, etc. What has not changed is the principle of offering to a holy God only what is authorized!

  3. God’s Priests Nadab and Abihu can teach us some lessons (Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:11) What started out as a day of blessing and fire, ended with punishment and fire (Lev. 9:24 - 10:3)

  4. God’s Priests Lessons About Authority • The sin of assumption, presumption, and of self-will … acting when God is silent • The sin of small things and “strange things” (Heb. zuwr; lit. another; strange to the law; see Ex. 30:9)

  5. God’s Priests Lessons About Authority The sin of partial obedience (censer, incense) and counterfeit religion (“strange” fire looks like fire); the sin of will-worship (Col. 2:23) People with privilege are still not allowed to do things unauthorized (Ex. 24:9-11)

  6. God’s Priests Lessons About Authority God is no respecter of persons; sin is sin; no exemptions; no exceptions; no “situation ethics” (Gal. 2:11)

  7. God’s Priests Lessons About Family • Parents must teach their children respect for Bible authority and proper worship (Rom. 4:3; Col. 3:17; 1 Pet. 4:11; Josh. 24:14; Jn. 4:24) • Parents must not be negligent like Eli (1 Sam. 2:12ff; 3:13)

  8. God’s Priests Lessons About Family • Godly parents can have ungodly children (Ezek. 18:5ff) • Family members will be judged individually by God (Rom. 14:12)

  9. God’s Priests Lessons About Family • Two brothers that started out right, ended up wrong (Gal. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:16) • Serving the Lord comes before serving the family (Lev. 10:4-7; Mt. 10:34-37; Lk. 9:59-62; 14:25ff)

  10. God’s Priests Lessons About God God will be God God will be sanctified [set apart] and glorified [honored] by his people (Lev. 10:3; Num. 20:11-12)

  11. God’s Priests Lessons About God God will be Lord God will accept only what He authorizes - no more, no less, and nothing else (Num. 3:2-3; 26:60-61)

  12. God’s Priests Lessons About God • God will be Judge • God is not mocked (Gal. 6:8-9)

  13. God’s Priests • Serving God takes humble, reverent obedience; serving God is serious business; God is not to be trifled with (Heb. 12:28-29) • Serving God must be according to God’s will, not our will (Rom. 12:2; Eph. 5:17; 6:6; Heb. 10:36; 1 Jn. 2:17)

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