This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. Eastons Bible Dictionary generally refers to the Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, by Matthew George Easton M.A., D.D. ( 1823- 1894), published three years after Eastons death in 1897 by Thomas Nelson. ...
Nadab (meaning liberal, generous) was the name of several individuals in the Old Testament of the Bible: Note: Judaism uses the term Tanakh instead of Old Testament, because it does not recognize the New Testament as being part of the Biblical canon. ... The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material...
The eldest of Aaron's four sons (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2). He, with his brothers and their father, was consecrated as a priest of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange fire on the altar of burnt-offering (Leviticus 10:1, 2; Num. 3:4; 26:60).
Nadab was the son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 14:20).
While engaged with his army in besieging Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan (Joshua 19:44), a conspiracy broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha (1 Kings 15:25-28), after a reign of two years.
The assassination of Nadab was followed by that of his whole house, and so this great Ephraimite family became extinct (1 Kings 15:29).
Many believers wish to pay great attention to Biblical details; this desire emanates from the intent to please the Lord, but in the Nadab and Abihu incident, for example, it is not necessary to assume that their demise was based on their violation of specific rules (details).
Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them (from a different flame since it was closer to them than the usual flame) and added incense; and they thus ministered to the Lord via a thoughtless, haphazard offering, according to their own whims and convenience.
Nadab and Abihu trivialized the worship of the Almighty, while the healed leper, Mary Magdalene, and others offered purposeful, spontaneous outpourings and love and adoration.
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