I just finished reading a sermon called
The Right Manner of Worship and Drawing Nigh Unto God by Jeremiah Burroughs. A very sobering sermon. He uses the account of Nadab and Abihu offering strange fire to show how important it is to worship God as its revealed in the scriptures.
Regarding the Nadab and Abihu, I was just wondering - exactly what did they do when they offered strange fire, what were they supposed to do, and how was what they did different from what was commanded?
In the account of Nadab and Abihu, and in other places in scripture, God clearly acts and shows His judgement/displeasure against false worship of Him. How does God show his judgement/displeasure now? Does the account of Nadab and Abihu serve "only" as a warning that false worship will be judged (ie., at the judgement), or are there ways that God demonstrates His judgement now?
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You see how severe God was to Nadab and Abihu for just taking other fire than that which God had appointed, though there was no direct command against it. If the Lord has spared you and not manifested any displeasure upon you, you have cause to acknowledge God's mercy, and to be humbled for all your false worship.
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