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,
Moses carefully looked for the goat that was supposed to be used for the sin offering, and he discovered it had been completely burned up. This made him angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's surviving sons, and he said to them:
Moses became upset with Aaron's remaining sons because they had burned up a sacrifice that should have been eaten according to God's instructions.
📚 Historical Context
This incident occurred right after Aaron's other two sons, Nadab and Abihu, had died for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord. Moses was ensuring that the remaining priests followed God's ceremonial laws precisely, especially regarding which parts of sacrifices should be eaten by the priests and which should be burned. The sin offering goat was meant to be eaten by the priests as part of their sacred duties, not completely burned.
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