Topical Bible: Miracles: Catalogue of of Aaron

◄ Miracles: Catalogue of of Aaron ►

Jump to: Nave's • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Topical Encyclopedia

Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, played a significant role in the miraculous events that marked the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. His life and ministry are recorded primarily in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. The miracles associated with Aaron are closely intertwined with those of Moses, as both were chosen by God to lead His people. Below is a catalogue of the key miracles involving Aaron, as recorded in the Holy Scriptures.

1. Aaron's Rod Becomes a Serpent
In Exodus 7:8-12, God commands Moses and Aaron to perform a miracle before Pharaoh to demonstrate His power. Aaron casts down his rod before Pharaoh, and it becomes a serpent. This act is a direct challenge to the magicians of Egypt, whose rods also become serpents. However, Aaron's rod swallows up their rods, signifying the superiority of God's power over the Egyptian magicians.

2. The Plagues of Egypt
Aaron plays a crucial role in initiating several of the plagues that God sends upon Egypt. In Exodus 7:19-20, Aaron stretches out his hand with the rod over the waters of Egypt, turning them into blood. This is the first of the ten plagues. In Exodus 8:5-6, Aaron stretches out his hand over the waters again, and frogs come up and cover the land of Egypt. In Exodus 8:16-17, Aaron strikes the dust of the ground with his rod, and it becomes gnats throughout the land. These acts demonstrate God's judgment against Egypt and His power to deliver His people.

3. Aaron's Rod Buds
In Numbers 17:1-10, God instructs Moses to collect rods from the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel, with Aaron's rod representing the tribe of Levi. The rods are placed in the Tent of Meeting before the Ark of the Covenant. The next day, Aaron's rod has budded, blossomed, and produced almonds. This miracle confirms Aaron's divine appointment as high priest and quells the rebellion against his leadership.

4. The Miracle of the Incense
In Numbers 16:46-48, following the rebellion of Korah, a plague breaks out among the Israelites as a result of their grumbling against Moses and Aaron. Moses instructs Aaron to take a censer, put incense in it, and make atonement for the people. Aaron stands between the living and the dead, and the plague is halted. This act underscores Aaron's role as a mediator and intercessor for the people.

5. The Provision of Manna and Quail
While not directly attributed to Aaron, his leadership alongside Moses during the wilderness journey includes the miraculous provision of manna and quail. In Exodus 16, God provides manna from heaven to sustain the Israelites, and Aaron is instructed to take a jar of manna and place it before the Lord as a testimony for future generations (Exodus 16:33-34).

These miracles associated with Aaron highlight his role as a leader and priest, chosen by God to serve alongside Moses in the deliverance and spiritual guidance of the Israelites. Through these miraculous events, God's power, provision, and authority are vividly displayed to both the Israelites and the Egyptians.

Nave's Topical Index

Leviticus 9:24
And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Nave's Topical Index

Library

Second Journey through Galilee - the Healing of the Leper.
... He was not merely a worker of miracles, but that ... kinds of disease, leprosy is not
included in the catalogue. ... although only a descendant of Aaron could formally ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xv second journey through.htm

Treatise on the Priesthood. Book iv.
... any of them from this danger, neither Aaron nor Eli ... indeed we are endued with a power
of working miracles. ... Law given by God to Moses from the catalogue of the ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/treatise on the priesthood book 4.htm

The Plenary Inspiration of Every Part of the Bible, vindicated and ...
... taken against a genealogy, or a catalogue of names ... against its Maker; and pronounces,
now Miracles, now Prophecy ... thee a god to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon iv the plenary inspiration.htm

Of the Five Sacraments, Falsely So Called. Their Spuriousness ...
... not exert those manifest powers, nor dispense miracles by the ... The fourth place in
their catalogue is held by the ... received it from the sons of Aaron, from whom ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 19 of the five.htm

The Next Performance is Mainly Directed against Faith in the ...
... very unreasonable to wish that a catalogue of facts ... Son of David and Son of Aaron,
both Prince ... Temptation, and the Transfiguration, and the Miracles of Christ ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/iv the next performance is.htm

The Church History of Eusebius. Index of Subjects.
... THE CHURCH HISTORY OF EUSEBIUS. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Aaron, [1]373. Abdus of
Edessa, [2]101. Abdus, the father of the preceding, [3]101. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/the church history of eusebius.htm

Beginning at Jerusalem. --Luke xxiv. 47.
... only despised his person, doctrine, and miracles, but that a ... why have we not a catalogue
of some holy ... that wickedly slew thee Shechemites, and Aaron that great ...
/.../bunyan/jerusalem sinner saved/beginning at jerusalem luke xxiv 47.htm

The Jerusalem Sinner Saved;
... greatest enemies, and those that not only despised his person, doctrine, and miracles,
but that, a ... Why have we not a catalogue of some holy men that were so in ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the jerusalem sinner saved.htm

Christ a Complete Saviour:
... to the soles of the feet all nature is corrupted; so that out of the unsanctified
heart of man proceed evil thoughts, murders, and the sad catalogue of crimes ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/christ a complete saviour .htm