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AARON When Moses was called to lead the Exodus he objected that he was "slow of speech and slow of tongue." As a result Aaron was appointed to be Moses' spokesman (Exodus 4:10-16), and this was to cause a huge amount of trouble. The Lord had said "The whole earth is mine, but you shall be to me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation" (Exodus 19:5, see the royal priesthood of 1 Peter 2:5, 9). Just as having a line of hereditary kings was a poor substitute for looking to the Messiah Son of God (1 Samuel 8:1-7), so a hereditary line of priests (Exodus 28:1) proved to be a disaster for the Jewish nation. Almost immediately Aaron led them into idolatry (Exodus 32:1-6). Only Moses' prayer for his brother saved him from the wrath of God (Deuteronomy 9:19). In spite of that Aaron tried to reject Moses' leadership (Numbers 12:1-9). Already the Old Testament prophets had questioned the usefulness of the Aaronic priesthood (Isaiah 1:11-17, Jeremiah 1:18, 2:26, 5:31, 8:31, 6:20, 23:11).
Approximate Word count = 614
Approximate Pages = 2.5
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