BRAGADAYJAH 448

BRAGADAYJAH 448

The Ordinance of the Red Heifer

Now the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron concerning the Ordinance of the Red Heifer. “This is the law which the Lord commanded and said, speak unto the children of Israel that they bring to thee a red heifer without spot or blemish and which was never yoked and give it to Eleazar which he shall take outside of the camp and have it slayed in his presence.

Then he shall take the blood on the tip of his finger and sprinkle it seven times immediately in front of the tabernacle of the congregation.  Then the heifer should be burnt in the sight of the priest, the skin the flesh the dung and its blood. And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet and cast it unto the burning heifer.

After that the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water before returning to the camp and afterwards he shall be unclean until the evening; and the person who did the burning shall also wash his clothe in water and bathe his flesh in water; and shall be unclean until evening.

And a man who is clean shall gather up the ash of the heifer and pile it up outside the camp in a clean place and it shall be kept there for the children of Israel and the place kept as a place of separation for the children of Israel.

And he who gather up the ashes shall also wash his clothes and his flesh and shall be unclean until evening.  

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BRAGADAYJAH 447

BRAGADAYJAH 447

The Lord Excluded Aaron form Inheritance

The Lord specifically excluded Aaron and his descendants from having any inheritance of the lands of Israel, their portion having been as outlined above.  So He told Aaron, “Thou shall have no inheritance in their land neither shall thou have any part in them.  I am thine part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.”

As for the Levites, he told him, “I have given them the tenth in Israel for an inheritance for their service which they serve in the tabernacle of the congregation.  In addition, the children of Israel must never again go near the tabernacle of the congregation lest they sin and die.  The Levites service is in the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; “they shall bear their iniquity; and this shall be so forever,” added the Lord.

The tithes of the children of Israel which they offer as a heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit. That is why I say unto them, said the Lord, they shall have no other inheritance in the land.

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BRAGADAYJAH 446

BRAGADAYJAH 446

Provisions For Aaron and his household

In addition, the Lord said to Aaron, I have given you the charge of the heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel.  I have given them to you and to your sons because of the anointing; these things shall be yours forever. All these things reserved from the fire, every oblation of theirs, every meal offering, every sin offering and every trespass offering, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy unto you and your sons.

You shall eat it in the most holy place and every male son shall eat it, for it is holy unto you. Also given unto you shall be the heave offering with their gifts, and all the wave offering to be eaten not only by you and your sons, but your daughters too and everyone in your household who are clean shall eat it.  All the best of the wine and all the best of the oil, of the wheat and the first fruit which they offer shall be yours also. And whatever is first ripe in the land which they shall bring unto the Lord, I have given unto you.

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BRAGADAYJAH 445

BRAGADAYJAH 445

The Duties and Privileges of Aaron and the Levites Affirmed

 And the Lord spoke to Aaron and told him that he and his sons of his father’s house shall be responsible for the iniquity of the sanctuary as well as that of the priesthood, together with the sons of Levi that they may be joined with them in rendering the ministerial duties of the tabernacle of witness.

They were to keep the charge of Aaron in service in the tabernacle save that on pains of death, they did not approach the vessels of the sanctuary or the altar.

Aaron’s duties were reiterated to him, that is the duty to keep the charge of the sanctuary and the charge of the altar, that there be no longer wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel.

Therefore, God warned Aaron, ”Thou and they sons with thee shall keep the priest’s office, for everything of the altar, and everything within the veil; for ye shall serve; for I have given you the priest’s office as a service of gift; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.”  

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BRAGADAYJAH 444

BRAGADAYJAH 444

Aaron’s Rod Budded

And after those things, God commanded Moses to speak to the children of Israel and instruct them that every one of their princes according to the house of their father should take a rod, twelve rods altogether, and write on each rod the name of the tribe to which he belonged.  And Aaron’s name was to be written on the rod of Levi. 

Moses was instructed that the twelve rods were to be laid up in the tabernacle of the testimony, where the Lord was to meet with him.  Then the Lord, told Moses, further of the twelve rods, the man’s rod whom He shall choose shall blossom and He shall make to cease the murmurings of the children of Israel whereby they murmur against him.

Accordingly Moses collected the twelve rod, including that of Aaron’s and laid them in the tabernacle of the witness before the Lord.  And the next day when Moses went into the tabernacle of the witness, he found that Aaron's rod had brought forth buds and produced blossoms and ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­bore almonds.

Then Moses took all the rods out to the congregation and each man took his own rod according­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ to his house but Aaron’s rod was instructed to be kept within the tabernacle of the witness as a sign against the murmuring rebels and a reminder that they should never again go near the tabernacle of the Lord lest they die. 

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BRAGADAYJAH 443

BRAGADAYJAH 443

When told that God was about to destroy them for their murmuring, they, not or the first time, fell on their faces and assumed positions of penitence.  And so Moses told Aaron to put fire in his censor and put incense in it and go quickly unto the congregation and make atonement for them; for there was wrath gone out from the Lord and the plague had begun to affect the people.

And Aaron did as Moses commanded and went out among the congregation among whom the plague had already began to afflict and he made an atonement for the people. And as he stood between the dead and the living, the plague was stayed.

And the total of all who died of the plague was fourteen thousand and seven hundred in addition to all those who died along with Korah when they were swallowed up.

Then Aaron returned unto the tabernacle into the company of Moses and by that time the plague had been lifted.   

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BRAGADAYJAH 442

BRAGADAYJAH 442

Murmuring Continued

Now the Lord told Moses to tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censors out of the burning and scatter the fire abroad, for the censors were hallowed. The censors that were used to profane the worship of God were to be beaten flat and placed as a covering over the altar as a reminder to the children of Israel.

So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censors that they who were burnt had used, and made broad plates for a covering of the altar. This was a reminder to the stranger as well as the children of Israel that no one who is not of the seed of Aaron was to go near to offer incense before the Lord as did Korah and his company. 

Notwithstanding, the very next day, the children of Israel began again to murmur against Moses and Aaron accusing them of killing the people of the Lord. And so it came to pass that when the congregation were gathered against Moses and Aaron that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation and saw that the cloud had covered it; and the glory of the Lord appeared and Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation, and the Lord told Moses and Aaron to separate themselves from among the congregation that He might consume them in a moment.

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