A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part AA
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AAron]
The son of Amram, Exod. 6. 20. The name signifies a mountain, or of or belonging to a mountain, of foreign or foreign a …, the mountain of praise, or Prince os divine praises, from foreign a mountain, and foreign to sing; conceiving either in the womb, or in the minde, (that is, to understand) of foreign to conceive; a teacher, or teaching.
Aaron, though excellently qualified, admirably indued with gifts, yet entred not upon the Priests office without a calling thereunto, Heb. 5. 4. Comp. Jer. 23. 21. Zac. 13. 4, 5.
The Ark is termed foreign in the Hebr. Numb. 4. 5. which being near the same with foreign, might put him in mind of his place, That Aaron was to the service of Aron the Ark.
Moscs had a spirit of Government; Aaron from the same spirit had a faculty of speech, which Moses had not; each stood in need of the other. Aaron must grantifie Moses by his utterance and promptness of speech; and Moses must fortifie Aaron by the authority of his place, and efficacy of his power. …. on Exod. 4. 16.
Heb. 5. 4. & 7. 11. seem to be absolutely contrary, as if Christ wery called to be a Priest as was Aaron, and yet not called to be a Priest as was Aaron; but they may be thus reconciled: Christ himself was called of God to his Ministerial office. How? As Aaron was. How he? God gave Aaron inward gifts, Exod. 4. 14. and an outward call by Moses, who admitted him into his office, Lev. 8. 2. So Christ was called of God, Heb. 5. 10. who also filled him with inward gifts, Luk. 2. 52. Joh. 3. 34. And was owned into his office by the means of John the Baptist, Mat. 3. 2, 3, 11, 15. Joh. 1. 15 — 37. But on the other side, Christ was not called to his office under the particular notion of a Priest, after the order of Aaron; that is, 1 Christ was not of the same Tribe with Aaron, Aaron being of Levi, … of Judah. 2 Christ was not to offer Aaronical sacrifices, but to offer up himself. 3 Aaron was a Priest but sor his life, Christ a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec. These with other disterences are set forth by the Apostle, in Heb. ch. 8, 9, 10.
Heb. 5. 4. But he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Aaron did not of his own accord intrude himself into the Office of High Priest-hood, but being thereto enjoyned and commanded by God, he accepted of it, by way of obedience to him that enjoyned it, Exod. 28. 1. 1 Chron. 23. 13. A calling is most requisite in all things we take in hand, especially in the Ministery. If thou comest uncalled, God will say to thee, Friend how … thou hither? The calling is null, if it hath not God for the Author and caller. That Aaron was thus called, appeared by his rod that budded, (Numb. 17. 8.) … was kept in the … of the Covenant, Heb. 9. 4. The world may seek to depress Aarons rod, but it shall bud and flourish notwithstanding of all opposition.
Aaronites]
1 Chron. 12. 27. & 27. 17. They that came of Aaron.