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title: "The Biblical Illustrator -  1 Chronicles 24"
description: "1 Chronicles 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father. The death of Nadab and Abihu Learn: I. That sin inverts the natural order of things. “They"
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[1 Chronicles 24:2](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/24/2)
*But Nadab and Abihu died before their father.*
**The death of Nadab and Abihu**
Learn:
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I.**That sin inverts the natural order of things. “They died before their father.”
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II.**That sin deprives of blessings which God can bestow. They “had no children.”
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III.**That sin often overwhelms with fearful ruin.
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IV.**That sin is often mentioned in history to warn of its consequences. (*J. Wolfendale.*)
**Sad deaths**
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I.**The sins which caused them.
**1.**Disobedience to Divine injunction.
**2.**Gross inconsistency.
**3.**Rashness in approaching God.
**4.**Presumptuous in set.
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II.**The punishment which followed the sins.
**1.**A dishonourable death.
**2.**A sudden death.
**3.**An overwhelming death.
**4.**A retributive death. (*J. Wolfendale.*)

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