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offered = brought near. Hebrew. karab. App-43.
strange fire: i.e. fire other than that Jehovah had commanded, required, and given from heaven (Lev_1:7; Lev_6:12; Lev_9:24; Lev_16:12. Compare Exo_30:9). It was of their own kindling: so is all that is offered to God in worship today. If so, according to Joh_4:23, Joh_4:24, it is "strange fire", and deserves the same judgment! All worship that is not kindled by the Holy Spirit is "strange", and is of the flesh. Compare Joh_3:6 with Joh_6:63. It "profiteth nothing", and "God has no respect to it" (Gen_4:4, Gen_4:5. Heb_11:4). The incense of prayer and worship on the golden altar in the holy place was kindled by fire taken from the brazen altar in the outer court, on which atonement was made (see Lev_16:12, Lev_16:13 and Rev_8:5): only those, therefore, whose sin is atoned for can worship. Compare the "strange incense", Exo_30:9.
commanded them not. Negative. The introduction of anything "strange", where all is ordered by God, is abomination in His sight; and calls for, and calls down, His judgment. Thus the first recorded individual use of incense began in disobedience (Lev_10:1), and the last ended in unbelief (Luk_1:10, Luk_1:18, Luk_1:20).