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\u201cNadav and Avihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer and put inside fire and incense, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded. \u00a0Fire burst out from before the Lord and devoured them; and they died before the Lord.\u201d (Leviticus 10:1-2)<\/span><\/p>\n

My two sons saw, towering<\/span>
\n<\/span>Above the flat, barren desert<\/span>
\n<\/span>A mesa-like mountain<\/span>
\n<\/span>(Most see the mountain).<\/span>
\n<\/span>A serpent’s path slithers up the erect, protruding cliff<\/span>
\n<\/span>(Some glimpse the path).<\/span>
\n<\/span>The upper peaks hide a grove:<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ancient, evergreen, watered by four springs<\/span>
\n<\/span>(Few perceive the grove).<\/span>
\n<\/span>In the heart of the grove juts up the mountain\u2019s summit,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Capped by a palace of pearl white<\/span>
\n<\/span>Holiness,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Shimmering like a glacier;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Its ice minarets of sanctity beckon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u201cBrother, do you see the ice glittering, calling out to <\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> To rise above the desert of our flatness<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> And ascend?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u201cBut the rocks, brother, they\u2019re knives that cut, that slash. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If a step is missed, \u2014 we stumble, fall, dive.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Father\u2019s Map outlines the precipices and clefts,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Points out which boulders to avoid, which stones to cling to.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Father promised: \u00a0the Map alone guarantees safe arrival
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And survival.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u201cBrother, the Map\u2019s paths crawl.<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> My soul, inflamed, burns to be soothed by ice.<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Rise with me now, high<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Like a pillar of smoke,<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Like a column of fire.<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> No map, but with speed<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Ascend.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

My sons saw, and soared.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pearl towers glistening like icicles can sing,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Then singe; then burn.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Charcoal black.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Crisp.<\/span><\/p>\n

My sons.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":105921,"id":105921,"title":"-62b34c32151d5--62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal nadab abihu.png","filename":"62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png.png","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png.png","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/aarons-two-sons\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu-png\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu-png","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":44800,"date":"2022-06-22 17:06:58","modified":"2022-06-22 17:07:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-300x300.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-768x768.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-1024x1024.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1920,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-1200x1200.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/11\/62b34c32151d5-62b34c32151d6lev10-charcoal-nadab-abihu.png-420x420.png","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"929 Poetry Corner","main_caption":"Aaron\u2019s Two Sons","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"Charcoal black. 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