A privileged pair

Exodus 24:9-11 reads, “Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.”

Most Bible students don’t realize that Nadab and Abihu had the opportunity to witness the glory of the Lord. Given these circumstances it seems incredible that just a few years later they were offering “strange fire” to the Lord (Leviticus 10:1-2). These men lost their lives because of their presumptuous sin.

How could this have happened? How could two people with such a tremendous privilege throw it all away? Regrettably, it happens all the time. Christians are a privileged people (1 Peter 2:9), chosen to show forth God’s glorious praises. However, we need to take heed lest we fall (1 Corinthians 10:12). If they can sin after having seen the glory of the Lord, we can sure sin without having seen it! Do these encounters keep one in the path of righteousness? No! What will? Hiding the word of God in the heart (Psalm 119:11). Have you put it there today?

Kyle Campbell