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I. THEIR OFFENSIVE OFFERING.

1. What rendered their incense odious to God? "Strange fire."

(1)  Not kindled by God.

(2)  Not mingled with blood.

2. What corresponding offensiveness may mar our offerings? The fire is "strange" when our religion or work is the outcome of

(1)  Mere emotional fervour.

(2)  Mere intellectual excitement.

(3)  Mere feverish activity.

(4)  Mere self-glorifying religious effort.

(5)  Mere spiritual rhapsody.

II. THEIR RASH IMPIETY.

1. Fearless presumption.

2. Wilful disobedience.

III. THEIR ALARMING DESTRUCTION.

1. Remember the God with whom we have to do.

2. The rebuke which presumption will receive.

(W. H. Jellie.)

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KJV: And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

WEB: Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.