Tues.’s Devo - Aaron - The Bringer of Light

Ex. 6:23-25 I want to slow down and look at the names of Aaron’s family. Aaron means “light-bringer”. His wife’s name was Elisheba when means “God of the oath” who was the daughter of Amminadab meaning “people of liberality”. Her sister was Naashon which means “enchanter”. Their children’s names were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar meaning “liberal”, “worshipper of the Father”, “God is helper”, and “coast of the palm tree”. Moses was a type of Jesus. He stood for the law and Jesus was the word that became flesh. Aaron was a type of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who brings light to the Word and sets the people free. He like an enchanter knows the future. He sets us free to worship and is our helper. He is our refreshing like the palm tree. In the Holy Land, the date palm is abundant and majestic. It “is described as flourishing" (Ps 92: 12), tall and "upright" (Jer 10: 5. Its branches are a symbol of victory (Rev 7: 9. “They can rise 40 or 50, at times even 80 feet. They were used in the Feast of Tabernacles and spread before Jesus as he entered Jerusalem to be crucified. The Holy Spirit is always the forerunner of what God is doing. He goes ahead and prepares the way. That is what Aaron did for Moses. He was already in place in Egypt with ties to the leaders of both the Egptian and the Israelites. In the earthly priesthood their was always leaven and corruption. Aaron’s son, Eliezar had a son who married Putiel which means “contempt of God” They had a baby named Phinehas meaning “mouth of a serpent”. As helpful and faithful as Aaron was to Moses he would one day build a golden calf that would bring a curse of the people and cost many lives. It would take a serpent on a pole to heal them.