Leviticus 10 - Summary

Nadab and Abihu, Aaron's eldest sons, offer unauthorized fire before the Lord and are immediately consumed by divine fire, dying before the tabernacle. Moses interprets this as God's holiness demanding reverent approach, and Aaron remains silent in grief while forbidden to mourn publicly. Instructions follow prohibiting priests from wine while serving and requiring them to eat their priestly portions, teaching Israel to distinguish holy from common and clean from unclean.