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March 3, 2023
The Heart of Aaron
One biblical character we don’t hear that much about is Aaron. It sounds like Aaron was a wonderful person and one we would all like to know. In fact, the Bible hints that God knew Aaron’s humble heart and intentionally chose Him to carry the burden of the tribes of Israel into the Holy of Holies and make atonement for the people.
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The Heart of Aaron (Out of Zion Episode #167)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Transcript
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It sounds like Aaron was a wonderful person, and one we'd actually all really like to
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get to know.
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In fact, there are hints that God knew Aaron's humble heart and intentionally chose him to
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make atonement for his people.
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So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional, when I seek to share just a little
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inspiration and bring a little peace to the close of your very busy week.
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This week's Torah portion is found in Exodus 27 verse 20 through 30 verse 10.
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It's called tetsave, meaning you shall further instruct.
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So as I've been reading through Exodus, I've been struck by the many times that it says
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Moses and Aaron.
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It says Moses and Aaron did this, and Moses and Aaron did that.
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The phrase Moses and Aaron occurs 27 times in the book of Exodus and 70 times in the
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entire Old Testament.
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They were a team throughout the entire Exodus story.
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Yet Moses is the one who gets all the glory and all the attention.
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So I think Aaron's story is one that will be very encouraging for all of us.
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So it begins in Exodus 4 when Moses is balking against his calling and he's arguing back
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with God that he's not the one to do it.
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So God tells him your brother Aaron is going to come and when he sees you, he's going
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to rejoice in his heart.
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Interesting wording.
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I'll come back to that.
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Sure enough, when God speaks to Aaron and tells him to go and meet his brother Moses,
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it says he obeys and he goes.
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And he meets his brother and they sit and Moses shares with him everything that God
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had told him to do.
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And Aaron does not approach Moses with jealousy or resentment as we've seen in earlier stories
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in the Old Testament.
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I mean, Cain and Abel and Isaac and Ishmael and Esau and Jacob and even Joseph's brothers
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and Joseph.
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Also, Aaron approaches Moses with a humble heart that just wants to serve and serve,
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I should say, his younger brother.
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Sure enough, Aaron is by Moses' side throughout the entire, all the confrontations with Pharaoh
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and the series of plagues that follow and the Exodus from Egypt.
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Now note this, it is his humble and good heart that earns him the place to be high priest.
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And in Exodus 28, when we read about the garments for the high priest, there is a breastplate
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with 12 stones on it for the 12 tribes of Israel and the breastplate is to be worn over
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his heart.
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God wanted Aaron's pure heart to be the one to bear the weight of his children and to
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enter the Holy of Holies on their behalf.
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Well, now next week we're going to read how Aaron actually fails God and makes the golden
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calf and leads the children of Israel into idolatry.
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But God knew Aaron's heart and he is forgiven and he is restored to the calling of the high
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priesthood because God loves a humble heart.
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Psalm 25 verse 9 says, the humble he guides injustice and the humble he teaches his way.
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With that, I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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It sounds like Aaron was a wonderful person, and one we'd actually all really like to
2
00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,540
get to know.
3
00:00:06,540 --> 00:00:13,880
In fact, there are hints that God knew Aaron's humble heart and intentionally chose him to
4
00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,640
make atonement for his people.
5
00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,640
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional, when I seek to share just a little
6
00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:27,600
inspiration and bring a little peace to the close of your very busy week.
7
00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:35,120
This week's Torah portion is found in Exodus 27 verse 20 through 30 verse 10.
8
00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:41,480
It's called tetsave, meaning you shall further instruct.
9
00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:48,360
So as I've been reading through Exodus, I've been struck by the many times that it says
10
00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:49,680
Moses and Aaron.
11
00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,520
It says Moses and Aaron did this, and Moses and Aaron did that.
12
00:00:54,520 --> 00:01:02,880
The phrase Moses and Aaron occurs 27 times in the book of Exodus and 70 times in the
13
00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,440
entire Old Testament.
14
00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,080
They were a team throughout the entire Exodus story.
15
00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,680
Yet Moses is the one who gets all the glory and all the attention.
16
00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:21,720
So I think Aaron's story is one that will be very encouraging for all of us.
17
00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:29,200
So it begins in Exodus 4 when Moses is balking against his calling and he's arguing back
18
00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160
with God that he's not the one to do it.
19
00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:38,200
So God tells him your brother Aaron is going to come and when he sees you, he's going
20
00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,840
to rejoice in his heart.
21
00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:42,840
Interesting wording.
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00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,840
I'll come back to that.
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00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:50,400
Sure enough, when God speaks to Aaron and tells him to go and meet his brother Moses,
24
00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,360
it says he obeys and he goes.
25
00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,640
And he meets his brother and they sit and Moses shares with him everything that God
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00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,720
had told him to do.
27
00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:07,200
And Aaron does not approach Moses with jealousy or resentment as we've seen in earlier stories
28
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,840
in the Old Testament.
29
00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:15,120
I mean, Cain and Abel and Isaac and Ishmael and Esau and Jacob and even Joseph's brothers
30
00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,640
and Joseph.
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00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:24,520
Also, Aaron approaches Moses with a humble heart that just wants to serve and serve,
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00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,920
I should say, his younger brother.
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00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:34,280
Sure enough, Aaron is by Moses' side throughout the entire, all the confrontations with Pharaoh
34
00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:39,360
and the series of plagues that follow and the Exodus from Egypt.
35
00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:48,240
Now note this, it is his humble and good heart that earns him the place to be high priest.
36
00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:55,480
And in Exodus 28, when we read about the garments for the high priest, there is a breastplate
37
00:02:55,480 --> 00:03:02,320
with 12 stones on it for the 12 tribes of Israel and the breastplate is to be worn over
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00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,560
his heart.
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00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:13,520
God wanted Aaron's pure heart to be the one to bear the weight of his children and to
40
00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,920
enter the Holy of Holies on their behalf.
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00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:22,400
Well, now next week we're going to read how Aaron actually fails God and makes the golden
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00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:27,840
calf and leads the children of Israel into idolatry.
43
00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:34,480
But God knew Aaron's heart and he is forgiven and he is restored to the calling of the high
44
00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,760
priesthood because God loves a humble heart.
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00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:50,960
Psalm 25 verse 9 says, the humble he guides injustice and the humble he teaches his way.
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00:03:50,960 --> 00:04:07,480
With that, I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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