The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-09
THE SIN OF NADAB
AND ABIHU
Sunday School fessoniorAug II, 1907
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LESSON TEhG Lev ioi-l Memory
verse
GOIDrN TEXT -"Wlne 's mocker
strong drink n raging and Wh0soovcr ia
deceived thereby O. not wise PROV.
TIME april j.. O. 400 common chro-
nologyl' ol thD afternoon l.nY Do D. hl
ri the hfst iir fNaf fh0 priests entered
upon tho regular sacrifices 0i tno ilbrf-
uacle Ieg s 9.D. aght dave offer fln
comrlouon 0f ihe mbeuaolc. our laff
lesson N0alY ylaf after th0 exodus
PLACE in ttc tabernacle near SINAI
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Situation Everything was near
ly prepared for the onward march TO-
ward the promised land There had
been nearly "a yeal of Instruction and
training in the wilderness experiences
and 40 Sinai The tabernacle had been
set mp on tho lrst day OF The first
month The priests bad been pre-.
pared and trained 90 their duty Of
leading the people 10 true worship. ln
40 days. the 10Th 0i tho second month.
they were 90 break up their long en-
campmont ond begin thoiE journey
lex 1917. Lev 9.i. Num- l0.lll5).
The moral laW had been given Tho
ritual law bad been announced and
taught. The divine fie shono over The
Holy OF H0nes Ike the sunlight
peace. comfort. brightness. beauty
NE % those who USE 90 Alright but q
consuming fire fo those who dcspise
and misuse lts power Iho divine Gre
had kindlod tho .gel on the altar o
perpetual flame Dew OLD TO Doc
continually ted with me iuo. especially
provided by fhe congregation. and
with the daily burnt offerings Ira
dlflon assures us ihaf il mover was
quonchod ul tho destruction OF The
temple hy Nlbuchadnczzar - Dr
Ginsburg The ceremonial OF religion
as appointed by Cod 90 continue as
the best method of worship and relig
ious education 0f the people. was be-
gun.
VI. "Nadab and Abihu. the Sons
Of Aaron" HE eldest sons lEx 6.25J
just indicted into the exalted office Of
priests. next o. their father the high
priest In the lino 0i succession 20 the
highest office ~ religious leadership
and influence DO me nation A glorious
opportunity was before them
They had passed through three great
portals OF usefulness aud happiness
Cd Their pafan'age was fine adyan-
tage. Moses Was their uncle Their
exalted family had given them great
privilege of association with fhe best
in the nation 90 Their edpcsiion
was remarkable They had spent %
year IN Gods wilderness training
school. receiving the lessons OF the
riven rock. The Quails. the mamma. the
law written 0n iAe tables Of stone.
Moreover. they had had tho exalted
privilege of hoho,i.ng with their own
eyes the glory oi God upon The holy
mount .Ex 2l.l. g. lO) ODD They
had passed through the portal n "a
glorious calling They had been ded
icatod % q scored and most honorable
trust They wore me garments that
separated them. ln tho eyes of 1913 men.
TO the priests i.to OF holiness and
obedience. Before each OK them was
even the thrilling possibility OF becom
ing high priest some day
Their sin was a direct public. mex
cusable disobeiionce to fhcir God and
leader Il partook OF the nature of
treason. They doubtless did it thought
lossly but thcro are occasions when
thoughtessncss i5 O. crime
The Necessity oi tho Punishment
II was the same 1913 tho necessity TOR
all punishment. in i's Justice. in IT'S
measurement of the evli ~ the sin
and rs prevention OF crime SO gov
eminent OF imperfect people can exist
or does exist without g. "As has Just
been pointed OUT The ritual system
had been inaueurafed on that very
day. All was now and strange. easily
dislodgod. deprecated. on corrupted
and therefore needing special guard
Ing The bud needs and has protec.
ton from rough hnsks. which fho flow
eg can 10 without This SWIFT death
Of offenders against che now order has
Us parallel ln fho swift death Of
Ananias and sapfh.ra. which is 90 be-
vindicatod on similar grounds There
700. The necessity was stringent i0r So
slant removal Of n spHnglng root OF
bitterness. by which many might Dr.
denled. and for saving tho young iiio
OF the community from disease. which
unchecked. might infect ifs whole iu
ture
One Cause Of the Tra9ody.-Vs. OIL
g. DO not drink wine nor strong
drink" The noanofs of ibis iniunc
ton 20 he stony % Nadab and Abihu
implies that their s.n was due partly
II not wholly 90 in'0x.eaf.on The
Palostinian Chaiioo odds here. 'as thy
sons did who died hr burning fro .
-Ginsburc "Whcu ye so into the
tabernacle
The reasons eifen ia ihls pfohibi
ton are Two 10 The tendency of
wine drinking is fo obscure tho ~ JOB
difference between holy and unho.y
or common. and go they would De-
better prepared to lF. I'D teach
an fho statutes