The KJV Holy Bible

 

Leviticus Chapter Ten

 

1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.

2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.

6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.

7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,

9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:

13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded.

14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.

16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord?

18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.

19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?

20 And when Moses heard that, he was content.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Leviticus Chapter Ten: The Danger of Strange Fire and the Law of Spiritual Detachment 

"Leviticus Chapter Ten issues a profound Hermetic warning regarding the premature or undisciplined invocation of Divine Energy. The destruction of Nadab and Abihu demonstrates that the Superconscious Fire will consume any unpurified Faculty that attempts to force Spiritual manifestation. The Sovereign Will Demands Absolute Mental Sobriety and Perfect Emotional Detachment, proving that the Great Work requires Strict Obedience to Alchemical Law over personal ambition."

 

 

Verses 1-3: The Strange Fire and the Destruction of Ego - "And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD..." 

Nadab and Abihu represent Newly Awakened, yet impatient and undisciplined, Intellectual Faculties. They attempt to manipulate the Divine Force using "strange fire"—Esoterically symbolizing the willful, ego-driven forcing of Spiritual Energy (such as the premature raising of the Internal Kundalini Fire) using Unpurified lower Passions and personal ambition rather than Divine Illumination. Because their Mental vessels are unprepared and vibrating with lower ego, the Pure Superconscious Fire instantly shatters them. The Divine Light demands Absolute structural Purity; it cannot be commanded by the earthly Intellect for self-aggrandizement.

 

 

Verses 4-7: The Law of Spiritual Detachment - "And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people... for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you." 

The Sovereign Will (Moses) strictly forbids the governing Conscious Intellect (Aaron) and the remaining Higher Faculties from mourning the dead. Mourning Esoterically represents deep Emotional attachment and the leaking of Pure Vitality toward destroyed, imperfect ego-structures. The Initiate must maintain Absolute Spiritual Detachment. To sympathize with or grieve for the rebellious, undisciplined lower nature is to Align with its heavy Vibration, which would draw the same destructive Alchemical Fire upon the entire Microcosm.

 

 

Verses 8-11: The Requirement of Mental Sobriety - "And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die... And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean..." 

Wine and strong drink symbolize the intoxicating illusions of the lower astral plane, erratic Emotional fervor, and Psychic glamour. The Sovereign Will Demands perfect Mental sobriety. When the Higher Faculties enter the Inner Sanctuary to Commune with the Superconscious, the Mind must be Completely Clear, Unclouded by Earthly Passions or Ecstatic, Unbalanced Emotional States. Only a Perfectly tranquil and sober Intellect can exercise True Discernment to differentiate between authentic Spiritual Light and the deceptive illusions of the lower Psyche.

 

 

Verses 12-20: The Wisdom of the Adept and the Assimilation of Energy - "And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar... saying, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place... And Aaron said unto Moses... such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? And when Moses heard that, he was content." 

Moses (representing the strict mechanical execution of Divine Law) expects the remaining priests to eat the sin offering to assimilate its Transmuted Energy. However, Aaron (the Higher Intellect) explains that due to the extreme Energetic shock and Internal turbulence of the day's events, Internalizing the heavy Karmic weight of the sin offering would not be Harmonious for the Microcosm. This reveals that the mature Adept possesses True Spiritual Discernment; rigid adherence to outward ritual is superseded by a deep, Intuitive understanding of the immediate Energetic capacity of the Psyche. Recognizing the Wisdom of the Awakened Mind, the Sovereign Will is content.