And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Aaron was Moses's brother, three years older than Moses, from whom he had been separated for many years. Angels instructed Moses about his work, while angels were sent to direct Aaron to go into the wilderness to meet Moses. The Lord had chosen Aaron to be with Moses, to listen to his words, and to receive through Moses the instructions about his work. Moses told Aaron all the words of the One who sent him and all the signs he had been commanded to do. Moses and Aaron gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
Aaron carried out the part God gave him in Israel's deliverance as Moses's spokesman before the people and its elders, speaking all the words the Lord had spoken to Moses and doing the signs in the sight of the people. Through the report that the Lord had visited them and seen their affliction, together with the signs, the people believed that the Lord had looked upon their affliction and bowed their heads and worshiped.
This bringing of God's message to Israel was an attempted reform that led to increased oppression for the people. Israel could not serve God freely in Egypt, and its deliverance was meant to make obedience to God's statutes possible, including the Sabbath commandment. That deliverance left the people specially responsible to keep the Sabbath and to show kindness to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.
Aaron was Moses's brother, three years older than Moses, from whom he had been separated for many years. Angels instructed Moses about his work, while angels were sent to direct Aaron to go into the wilderness to meet Moses. The Lord had chosen Aaron to be with Moses, to listen to his words, and to receive through Moses the instructions about his work. Moses told Aaron all the words of the One who sent him and all the signs he had been commanded to do. Moses and Aaron gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
Aaron carried out the part God gave him in Israel's deliverance as Moses's spokesman before the people and its elders, speaking all the words the Lord had spoken to Moses and doing the signs in the sight of the people. Through the report that the Lord had visited them and seen their affliction, together with the signs, the people believed that the Lord had looked upon their affliction and bowed their heads and worshiped.
This bringing of God's message to Israel was an attempted reform that led to increased oppression for the people. Israel could not serve God freely in Egypt, and its deliverance was meant to make obedience to God's statutes possible, including the Sabbath commandment. That deliverance left the people specially responsible to keep the Sabbath and to show kindness to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.