- Aaron shall come:
- The law prohibiting any person, except the high priest on one day in the year, to enter into the most holy place, must have admitted an exception while the Israelites were in the wilderness. That exception, therefore, is here expressly made; and the directions given respecting it must be religiously observed, or the service could not be safely performed. While the cloud rested on the tabernacle, the general rule was in force; but when it was removed, then the priests might enter to prepare the sacred vessels for removal. "And when Aaronª and his sonsª have made an endª° of coveringª°¹ the sanctuary,ª and all¹ the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª as the campª is to set forward;ª° afterª that,¹ the sonsª of Kohathª shall comeª° to bearª° [it]: but they shall not¹ touchª°¹ [any] holy thing,ª lest they die.ª° These¹ [things are] the burdenª of the sonsª of Kohathª in the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 4:15} + "And of Kohathª [was] the familyª of the Amramites,ª and the familyª of the Izeharites,ª and the familyª of the Hebronites,ª and the familyª of the Uzzielites:ª these¹ [are] the familiesª of the Kohathites.ª ... And Eleazarª the sonª of Aaronª the priestª [shall be] chiefª over the chiefª of the Levites,ª [and have] the oversightª of them that keepª° the chargeª of the sanctuary.ª" {Num 3:27-32}
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