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![]() ![]() Because of their acts of distrust, the Lord did not allow them to enter the promised land. In Numbers 20:10-12, Aaron brought the people to Moses and Moses made water come from a rock. They still had to live with consequences, but they were spared a harsher punishment.Īaron also chose disobedience towards the end of his life with Moses, but God had grace on him. Many times people believe that God did not act as graciously in the Old Testament times, but Aaron and the people were given great grace in their idolatry. ![]() Then the Lord was gracious and gave the 10 Commandments to Moses again ( Deuteronomy 9:20- Deuteronomy 10:2). ( Deuteronomy 9:20) Moses prayed over Aaron and the people, begging God not to destroy them and reminding the Lord of His promise to Israel. The Lord was very angry at Aaron for his act. Aaron allowed his pride and the impatience of others to take the easy way out instead of honoring God. Aaron responded to the negative complaints by creating a golden calf to worship. While Moses was getting the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai, the Israelites grew impatient. On another note, Aaron clearly had a downfall of people-pleasing. 1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Praise God that we do not have to use this method to approach our Father anymore. Webster’s Dictionary defines a priest as, “One authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God.” Once Moses presented the ten commandments, priests helped mediate between the people and the Lord. His family line was established as the priesthood of Israel. Moses had been set apart to be in charge, but Aaron had an equally valuable calling to stand by his side and support a ministry.Īaron was consecrated with oil ( Leviticus 8:12). Many times in the Bible, we see things appear upside down to the “normal way.” The younger leading the older was definitely not typical in these times. I imagine that Aaron either was a humble man or became a humble man through following the leadership of his younger brother. Moses was commanded to speak, but he opted out, so God used Aaron instead. He stepped up to the plate in the midst of his brother’s fear. He was used by the Lord in mighty ways, but also made mistakes along the way.Īaron first enters the pages of Scripture in Exodus 4. His grandson was the head of the Levite family ( Exodus 6:25). 1 Chronicles 23:13 tells us that Aaron and his descendants were set apart for ministry. He became a mouthpiece and a high priest. Who Was Aaron in the Bible?Īaron was Moses’ older brother in the Old Testament. Today we are going to dive deeper into discovering interesting facts about Aaron. He sometimes was a help, stepped up to the plate in Moses’ fear of speaking, helped lead the people, and ultimately the line of priests came from him. However, his brother Aaron was never far away. A lot of times he was in the spotlight of the Scriptures. Moses is one of the most well-known characters of the Bible.
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