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32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed
goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
33 and of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue,
of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
Leviticus-16
The Day of Atonement
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of
Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;
The date of this law concerning the day of atonement: it was after the death of the two sons of Aaron (Le 16:1), which we read, Le 10:1.
1. Lest Aaron should fear that any remaining guilt of that sin should cleave to his family, or (seeing the priests were so apt to offend) that some after-sin of his other sons should be the ruin of his family, he is directed how to make atonement for his house, that it might keep in with God; for the atonement for it would be the establishment of it, and preserve the entail of the blessing upon it.
2 The priests being warned by the death of Nadab and Abihu to approach to God with reverence and godly fear (without which they came at their peril), directions are here given how the nearest approach might be made, not only without peril, but to unspeakable advantage and comfort, if the directions were observed. When they were cut off for an undue approach, the rest must not say, "Then we will not draw near at all," but, "Then we will do it by rule." They died for their sin, therefore God graciously provides for the rest, that they die not. Thus God's judgments on some should be instructions to others.