Leviticus 16: 1-4, “1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.”
Aaron’s two sons thought more highly of themselves than they ought to have thought (Compare Rom 12: 3, “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”). They decided to follow their own plans rather than follow the Lord’s plans and the Lord took their lives before their sin could multiply and grow among Israel. However, the Lord remained gracious, even though He allowed Nadab and Abihu to suffer the full consequences of their choices. He made sure that the issue of sin was reiterated for the benefit of Aaron, his surviving sons and the entire Israelite community. The mercy seat was situated inside the holiest place as a reminder that the Lord is merciful. Whenever Aaron came into the Lord’s presence he was to offer sacrifices to atone for his own sins, both a sin offering and a burnt offering. After that Aaron was to cover himself with linen. The Lord is “of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity...” (Hab 1: 13) therefore Aaron covered himself with a lined robe. We know that white linen stands for the righteousness of the saints (Compare Rev 19: 8, “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”) We also know that those who believe are counted as righteous (Se Gen 15: 6, “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.). When Aaron went into the holiest place of the Tabernacle, he was protected by his faith in the Lord, unlike his two dead sons.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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