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Leviticus 09 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Aaron begins to function as the high priest in this chapter. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/highpriest)
Special concepts in this chapter
Following Yahweh's instructions
Great care is taken to show that Aaron perfectly followed Yahweh's instructions. Moses records every detail to show how Aaron correctly followed Yahweh.
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
"Fire came out from Yahweh"
Aaron did not create the fire that consumed his sacrifice. Instead, Yahweh miraculously began the fire which consumed the sacrifice. This showed that the sacrifice was acceptable to him. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/miracle)