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Near the broad bronze altar, Moses discovers a small bed of ashes where the people's sin-offering goat was completely burned. He turns with controlled anger toward Eleazar and Ithamar, pointing from the ashes toward the holy courtyard where the portion should have been eaten. The two priests listen in grief and restraint. No carcass, blood, gore, shouting text, active inferno, or visible deity.
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Leviticus 10:16-18

The missing priestly portion

Strange Fire and Priestly Grief · Leviticus 10

Story guide: Near the broad bronze altar, Moses discovers a small bed of ashes where the people's sin-offering goat was completely burned. He turns with controlled anger toward Eleazar and Ithamar, pointing from the ashes toward the holy courtyard where the portion should have been eaten. The two priests listen in grief and restraint. No carcass, blood, gore, shouting text, active inferno, or visible deity.

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16Moses diligently searched for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. So he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying,

17Why did you not eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy, and he has given it to you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh.

18Look, its blood was not brought into the sanctuary, inside. You certainly should have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.

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