Today's reading is from Leviticus 8-10 (Lev. 1-7 covers law and will be read later with related parts of Exodus). The priests are ordained by a complicated ceremony involving anointing and santification with blood from the sacrifices. After the sacrifices are made, Aaron blessed the people and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. Fire "from the presence of the Lord" consumed the burned offering and fat portions on the altar. All the people saw it, shouted for joy and fell face down. Before the Glory of God, we can do no more or less than see, shout, and fall face down! And then Nadab and Abihu -- what in the world were they thinking. After all the amazing things that had just happened!
Urim and Thummim: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urim_and_Thummim
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