Dear Family,
Today is Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Day 3 of Week 6. This is the 38th Day in our Count to Pentecost.
Putting several verses together, we find that Miriam, Aaron, and Moses were the children of Amram and Jochebed. Amram was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi. And Amram’s wife was his father’s sister.
Exodus 6:18, 20 (18) And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years. (20) And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
God used all three of Amram’s children in significant ways to bless Israel. In addition to God’s giving Aaron the unique responsibility, honor, and privilege of being Israel’s first high priest, He used him in many capacities. God especially used Aaron and Moses to picture prophetic aspects of our Savior’s roles and responsibilities.
Aaron was involved in God’s plan to deliver Israel from Egypt from the very beginning. God sent Aaron to meet Moses, and the meeting was very positive as Aaron was “glad in his heart” and “kissed him.” After Moses told Aaron about their appointed task, they went together to meet the elders of Israel. Aaron was witness to, and “did the signs.” Together, they told Pharaoh that God said to let the people go.
Exodus 4:14, 27-30 (14) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said; Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. (27) And the LORD said to Aaron; Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. (28) And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him. (29) And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: (30) And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people
Exodus 5:1,4,20 (1) And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh; Thus, saith the LORD God of Israel; Let My people go, that they may hold a feast unto Me in the wilderness. (4) And the king of Egypt said unto them; Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? Get you unto your burdens. (20) And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh
Exodus 6:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8 shows us that it was called Aaron’s rod (as well as the rod of Moses) when it turned into a snake and ate the magician’s snakes. It was also Aaron’s rod when God used it to turn the water into blood. It was that same rod that God used to initiate other plagues, also. It is not clear if both Moses and Aaron each had a rod of their own (compare Exodus 8:17 and 9:23 and 17:5).
When we read more carefully, we find God told Moses and Aaron to speak the words, and do many of the other things that had to be accomplished (Exodus 8, 12). And, the children of Israel recognized Aaron’s leadership. The Bible records that the Israelites often murmured against both Moses and Aaron (Exodus 16:2; Numbers 14:2; 16:41).
As we study Scripture, we find that the major role Moses played in the deliverance often overshadows the great use God made of Aaron. And, God also put great tasks before Aaron. And, often we overlook just how involved Aaron was in the process of deliverance.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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