Edom refuses passage; Aaron dies. But the king of Edom said, “You shall not pass through [my territory].” And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.
Thus [the king of] Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him. Num 20:20-21
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT13
The Experiences in the Wilderness
II. FROM SINAI TO THE JORDAN, Numbers 10:11-22:1
6. Again at Kadesh; Moses’ Sin; Edom’s Opposition; Aaron’s Death, Num_20:1-29
29. Why did the Edomites refuse passage to Israel? How did Aaron’s life-work end?
Edom Refuses Passage
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel, ‘You know all the hardship that has come upon us [as a nation];
that our fathers (ancestors) went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians treated [both] us and our fathers badly.
But when we cried out to the LORD [for help], He heard us and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through a field or through a vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s highway, not turning [off-course] to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.'”
But [the king of] Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my territory, or I will come out against you with the sword.”
Again, the Israelites said to him, “We will go by the highway [trade route], and if I and my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else.”
But the king of Edom said, “You shall not pass through [my territory].” And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.
Thus [the king of] Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
THE DEATH OF AARON
Now when they set out from Kadesh, the Israelites, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
“Aaron will be gathered to his people [in death]; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you [both] rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. [Num_20:7-12]
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor;
and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. So Aaron will be gathered to his fathers, and will die there.”
So Moses did just as the LORD had commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
After Moses stripped Aaron of his [priestly] garments and put them on Eleazar his son, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel wept (mourned) for him thirty days.
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Numbers 20:14-29
EDOM REFUSES PASSAGE; AARON DIES
It was an ungracious act on the part of the Edomites-descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother-to forbid the passage of the chosen people through their territory; and it was never forgotten. It is referred to again and again in the strongest terms by prophet and psalmist. See Deu_2:4; Deu_2:8; Deu_23:7; Amo_1:11; Oba_1:10; Oba_1:12; Psa_137:7.
Aaron’s death was arranged so as to give him a distant glimpse of the Land which had so long beckoned him onward. But he was not suffered to continue. His death is quoted in evidence of the imperfection of the Aaronic priesthood, in contrast to the indissoluble priesthood of our Lord, Heb_7:16.
This is a sad chapter! Moses’ failure, Aaron’s and Miriam’s death, Edom’s refusal! But God’s purpose moved steadily on. He wrought for His own sake, because of the Covenant.
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