Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that the LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come near me… I. THE POIGNANT CHARACTER OF AARON'S SORROW. The blow came and smote — 1. His patriotism — he would feel that Israel as a nation was disgraced. 2. His piety — religion was dishonoured and God insulted. 3. His paternity. (1) It is a great grief for parents to watch their children die when they have seen the end approaching, but in Aaron's case the bereavement was sudden. (2) It is a great grief for parents to surrender their children even when they feel sure they die in the Lord, but, in Aaron's case, his sons died under the frown of the Lord, and concerning their future he could have no sure and certain hope. To lose two sons under such circumstances was sorrow of the most poignant kind. II. THE PATIENT CONDUCT OF AARON UNDER SUCH SORROW. (F. W. Brown.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. |
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