February 19: Leviticus 9:1 – Leviticus 11:47

The Lord Accepts Aaron's Offering – Leviticus 9

• On the eighth day, Moses calls Aaron and his sons and the leaders of Israel. He tells Aaron to take a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering and offer them to the Lord. He then tells Aaron to instruct the people to take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb for a burnt offering, an ox and a ram for a peace offering, and grain mixed with oil for a grain offering. Moses then tells Aaron to make the offerings as atonement for the priests and the people. Aaron does as instructed.
• Afterward, Aaron lifts his hands and blesses the people, then he and Moses go into the tent of meeting. When they come out, they bless the people, and the glory of the Lord appears. A fire consumes the burnt offering on the altar and the fat pieces, and the people shout and fall on their faces.

The Death of Nadab and Abihu – Leviticus 10

• Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu put fire in their censers, lay incense in them, and offer unauthorized fires before the Lord. The fire comes out from before the Lord and consumes them, burning them to death.
• Moses calls on Mishael and Ezaphan, sons of Aaron's uncle, and has them take the bodies out of the camp. He then tells them, Aaron, and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar not to show mourning, lest they die, and they do as instructed.
• Moses tells Aaron and his remaining sons to take the grain offering and eat of it, and that they are to eat the breast and thigh that is waved with their sons and daughters.
• Moses questions about the goat of the sin offering and learns it was burned up. He angrily questions Eleazar and Ithamar why they didn't eat of it as they were commanded. Aaron intervenes, telling Moses that because of the events of the day, they didn't feel safe performing the ritual. Moses approves because he sees Aaron's fear of the Lord.

Clean and Unclean Animals – Leviticus 11

• The Lord tells Moses and Aaron to instruct the people which animals they may and may not eat. They are allowed to eat whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud. They may eat all that is in the waters that has fins and scales. They may not eat certain birds and insects. They are also not to eat certain ground animals such as certain lizards and moles.
• By touching any of the unclean animals, the people will become unclean, and if an unclean animal falls into water, the water is also unclean.