There are some genuinely shocking scenes in the Old Testament that leave you with more questions than answers.
I have been working my way through early Leviticus, trying to assimilate the details of the various sacrifices, and grasp Aaron’s fashion sense. And then I came across the shocking story of Nadab and Abihu, and it is still troubling me!
Here is the passage: ‘Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire to it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord … and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them.’ (Lev. 10:1-2) Clearly Nadab and Abihu did something seriously wrong, but did they deserve to be consumed by fire?
