In Leviticus 10, Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire - and died, as fire came out from the LORD and consumed them.--In Leviticus 16, we are told that the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died -suggesting that they may have tried to go into the Most Holy Place-.--Chapters 11-15 form something of an interlude to that narrative. These laws about the clean and the unclean are all about how Israel can approach a holy God- Aaron and his sons are supposed to distinguish between the holy and the common - and between the clean and the unclean.--Holy - is that which is devoted solely to God-Common - is that which is for man'' use--And within the -common- there is yet another distinction---The Clean - is suitable for-moving toward the holy place-The Unclean - is unsuitable for-moving away from the holy place--And as we saw last time, there is another category as well---The Abomination - that which is detestable - connected with idolatry and death.--So where does childbirth lie in these categories-

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