Leviticus 9-11: Fighting Fire with Fire

Do we understand what it means to be consumed by the fire of the Lord?  The Israelites didn't.  One minute they're shouting for joy and falling face down in amazement when they witnessed the glory of the Lord and his fire consuming their burnt offering.  The next minute they're stunned when such a simple thing as adding incense to the fire that is offered before the Lord causes Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, to be consumed by fire.  That old proverbial saying, 'You can't fight fire with fire.' is untrue.  God can and will fight fire with fire, and his fire is all consuming.  We have no  modern day grasp of God in this image.  One who is so holy, that anything that approaches him must keep entirely to his rules, not our own.  If it were not for the sacrificial death of his son, we would all be in danger of perishing by fire.  Some of our modern worship songs sing of calling down fire from heaven.  Just like the Israelites, who rejoiced when they first saw the fire of the Lord, do we really know what we're singing about. 

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