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And when His disciples James and John saw this they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did? (Luke 9:54)

An interesting piece of conversation that takes place between Jesus and His disciples when Jesus was rejected in Samaria. In the days of Jesus, Jews never had anything to do with Samaritans and vice versa. Here, Jesus, being a Jew, … Continue reading

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Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest you die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.” (Leviticus 10:6)

Aaron was the high priest of Israel. The high priest represented people before God. All the sins of Israel were atoned by the high priest by the sacrifice of burnt offerings at the altar. There were strict procedures to follow … Continue reading

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