the same way, too, all the furnishings connected with the worship of Israel had to be rendered holy. And, of course, so did the people. But now the two young men mentioned here think that they know better than God about such things. We learned in chapter 8 that the holy fire was kept going continually on the altar and that it and it alone was to be used for the sacrificial processes that maintained Israel’s fellowship with God. For it had come down from God and had not been kindled by the hand of