What God Finds Strange

Leviticus is a book that many are happy to skip over. There are a lot of instructions and specifics that can be hard to comprehend, much less satisfy. The first eight chapters are full of these sorts of things, and then there’s an ordination of sorts.

In the ninth chapter, Moses sets Aaron and his sons as priests and tells them, “Go do the stuff. Go follow the instructions.” They do, and fire from God consumes their sacrifice. Shortly thereafter, it got a little weird.

Two men decide to freestyle a sacrifice. We don’t exactly know why, but we know how, and the how matters. The Bible says they brought “strange” (or more properly translated, “unauthorized”) fire to burn the sacrifice. Fire came out from the altar as before, but rather than consuming the sacrifice, it consumed them.

It is probably safe to assume that this was not their original plan.

This Sunday we’ll talk about what it all meant, and the instructions that followed, differentiating between those who stood far from the presence of God and those that would draw near. Those who stand at a distance operate under one set of rules, but for those who draw near, there’s a different way of walking.

We are seeing a drastic increase in hunger for God across our nation. Many confess a desire to draw near - and that desire is real. So what does it look like to make sure we approach Him the way He desires to be approached?

More on Sunday morning - if you’re interested in getting a look in advance, read Leviticus 9 and 10!

We’ll see you at The Culture House at 10:30 AM!