In Leviticus 9 we read about another climactic event the history
of God’s people: Moses informs Aaron and his sons that the Lord is commanding
them to prepare through offering sacrifices, so that the glory of the Lord may
appear to them (v6). Just as in the previous chapter Aaron and his sons do
everything as the Lord commanded through Moses and their obedience is rewarded:
the glory of the Lord appears to all the gathered people and fire comes out of
the presence of the Lord and consumes the offerings on the altar, resulting in
the people shouting for joy and falling face down.
Reading the beginning of Psalm 10 after this can seem a
bit like an anti-climax: the psalmist feels that God is distant and describes
the arrogance of wicked men and the suffering caused by them. However he goes
on to call out to God for rescue from the attacks of the unscrupulous,
acknowledging that God sees trouble and grief and finishes by praising God for
his justice.
Prov 24 continues warnings against the consequences of
wickedness, foolishness, dishonesty and revenge and reminds the reader that God
sees, judges and repays evil.
What do we need to sacrifice so that we can see the glory
of the Lord?