Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-07-19
The Judgment fNadab and A blhu.
TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF MIL.
FORD ANU SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

It is very sad to see that DR.. Vail, in his
Sunday School lesson for July a, as printed
in the Christian Adgocafe ofJuly nth
has so widely missed the marx in his expo
sitiou of the scriptures relating to the iudg
meut Of God that fell upon these two priests
when they offered strange fire before the
Lord.
There is no statement made that these
men were drunken and it is not in accord
with Sound teaching" to so infer. The
statement is that they Offered strange ERE
before the Lord which He commanded them
not" Lev. K. Z.
Now turn back with me to Exodus xxx,
ard there we read Gods srder for the con
structiou of the Altar Of Incense and in eon-
nectiou Herewith the order that aaron shall
burn sweet incense thereon; also rye shall
offer no strange ineeHse thereon nor burnt
offerings" ETC., etc. Aaron, The High Priest,
was the only one authorized of God to OFF,
the sweet incense upou this golden altar OF
incense; but Nsdab and Abihu presumpiu-
ously assumed a service that God had not
commanded them and hence the judgment.
Aaron was a type or figure of our Greet
High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone
was pleasing to God in all things, aud who
has entered into heaven for s,as Aaron was
alone authorized to enter into the most holy
place Of the tabernacle to make atonement
for the sins of the people, aud that and then
and there to be covered with the cloud If
sweet incense that he ale net Lev. xvi-I3
The sweet incense-thee xcelleucies ofChrist
as estimated OF God covering and shielding
him while in that service. The incense did
not so shield aud protect NadaO and Ab.hu
because they were assuming a holy service
contrary to Gods order.
Agaiu-every vessel ard implement con
uected with the altar ofinceuse was of gold,
while those of the altar of burnt offering, at
which Aaron's sons served, were of brass.
'' Now all these things happened unto theui
were so ordered of God-for types, or fg /
ures, and they are written for our admonitien
upon whom the ends of the ages are come. % /
Ist Cor. XII. These things then are figures
for us to understand that we may be in |
itructed aud admonished by the spiritual 1
ruth therein conveyed
The golden altar with all its golden vessels 1
igures to US the righteousness OF God as man 7
Tested 10 man in the person and work of the /
-ord Jesus Christ. At this altar Aaron was
lone authorized to serve. See Heb. TX +.
Read the whole chapter. On the other hand
he altar Of burnt offering with all its vessels
vsrs fbrass a type of Gods righteous iu ig-
neut Of sin and Adab aud Abihu it is ex-
,ressly stated took each his censor; again
ontrary to Gods order and contrary to the
ype or figure under which He is still teach
ng US. Fire, too, is the type of judgment
he Judgment of God upon sin consumed
he Lord Jesus when HE was made sin for
IS that we Cbelievers) might be made the
of Cod in Him. - I'D Cor. v-2I.
Ie was consumed on the cross-in the gol-
IN censor Ohe righteousness Of Cod the
Irtues Of that sacrifice went up sweet
melting SAVIOR 10 God
These types were all ordered OF God and
outrarv to that order Nadab aud Abihu pre-
umptuously thrust themselves in aud were
lain.
Aaron was Amounted with the Holy an
oiutiug ola type OF the Holy Ghost-ior
lis service. Nadab and Abihu were not
The whole scene is intended 10 teach the
reat truth that christian s0Oyshib is only /
y tie Spirit Qf GOD Worship attempted
the flesh, the natural wav-''will worship
designated in the New Testameat-is offer.
g strange ERE before God. This great pri-
ary truth Of christianity now seems lost or
lnulled in the worlds church of this day
Id hence DR.. Wallis lame and imperfect
rpasitiou.
I'VE are the circumcision ssalo 5ooyghib b.
{ Slpigif Of God. rejoice in Christ Jesus
ID have no confidence in the flesh" Phil
5. Yours for The Truth
]. S. PRETTYMAN.
MILFoRD. DEL, July IS. 1895.