Hello Elijah. That is a good question & hopefully I can share a little here, adding to Mishael's good comment.
The children of Israel were always a problem to Moses, with their doubts, unbelief & accusations. And when Moses delayed his return from Mt Sinai, they lost all confidence in Moses & in this God Who was supposed to save them. So they pressed Aaron, Moses' brother, to make a calf that very likely resembled an idol of Egypt, & hopefully would do a better job than Moses & his God.
So we read this in Exodus chapter 32. Even though it's unclear, the sense is that Aaron opposed this demand for an idol but sadly gave into their demand. And this sin of Israel & Aaron did not go unnoticed by God, as all of them stood guilty before Him.
But Moses sought God's Mercy for them. When Moses called for those who would separate from those idolaters, the children of Levi broke away; Aaron would have joined them as he was of Levi. And Deuteronomy 9:20 tells us that God was angry with Aaron but Moses pled to God for forgiveness for his brother's sin.
And another family failing came up in Numbers chapter 12, where both Miriam & Aaron opposed their brother Moses. Miriam is understood to have been the instigator of that sad event, hence her becoming leprous while Aaron was spared, but both were guilty & no doubt God even forgave them for this (Miriam was eventually healed).
Therefore, Aaron was guilty for his departure from what God had planned & directed, but he, as us, could still be forgiven: Moses pled for his brother's life as our Saviour & Interceder Jesus Christ ever stands before His Father with His nail printed hands & testifying for His blood-bought brothers & sisters that are now His because of that Cross & expression of faith in Him.
There's quite a lot to read on it. Very interesting how much.
My answer would be that Moses had problems with the people not trusting his leadership on the journey up to that time. He was on the mountain a long time And they might have thought Moses was dead or not coming back. They turned to Aaron for leadership. Also they wanted help building a new god to worship. They were in bondage to Egypt for over 400 years. They had trust issues.
That's a story you have to read slow. It helps to have a KJV Student Bible with CENTER OF EACH PAGE REFERENCE COLUMNS, so you can read corresponding books or passages that add more information overall.
Numbers 14:31-33*, read all of Numbers 14, Numbers 20:12, Acts 7:40-43, Hebrews 8:9,
Hopefully this is helpful & adds well to your discussion.
exception to that was a our Lord and Saviour who gave Himself at the appointed time. Aaron did not stand up
to Israels unbelief or weaknesses but neither did Moses a few times. It reminds me of when Jesus Christ raised
Lazarus from the Dead in John 11:42 where Jesus said I know that thou always hearest me always but because of
the people which stand by I said it that they might[no guarantee] believe that thou hast sent me. Moses and Aaron
like Jesus Christ were always going against unbelief but stayed faithful to their calling.
The children of Israel were always a problem to Moses, with their doubts, unbelief & accusations. And when Moses delayed his return from Mt Sinai, they lost all confidence in Moses & in this God Who was supposed to save them. So they pressed Aaron, Moses' brother, to make a calf that very likely resembled an idol of Egypt, & hopefully would do a better job than Moses & his God.
So we read this in Exodus chapter 32. Even though it's unclear, the sense is that Aaron opposed this demand for an idol but sadly gave into their demand. And this sin of Israel & Aaron did not go unnoticed by God, as all of them stood guilty before Him.
But Moses sought God's Mercy for them. When Moses called for those who would separate from those idolaters, the children of Levi broke away; Aaron would have joined them as he was of Levi. And Deuteronomy 9:20 tells us that God was angry with Aaron but Moses pled to God for forgiveness for his brother's sin.
And another family failing came up in Numbers chapter 12, where both Miriam & Aaron opposed their brother Moses. Miriam is understood to have been the instigator of that sad event, hence her becoming leprous while Aaron was spared, but both were guilty & no doubt God even forgave them for this (Miriam was eventually healed).
Therefore, Aaron was guilty for his departure from what God had planned & directed, but he, as us, could still be forgiven: Moses pled for his brother's life as our Saviour & Interceder Jesus Christ ever stands before His Father with His nail printed hands & testifying for His blood-bought brothers & sisters that are now His because of that Cross & expression of faith in Him.
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WHY DIDN'T GOD PUNISH AARON, Bible
There's quite a lot to read on it. Very interesting how much.
My answer would be that Moses had problems with the people not trusting his leadership on the journey up to that time. He was on the mountain a long time And they might have thought Moses was dead or not coming back. They turned to Aaron for leadership. Also they wanted help building a new god to worship. They were in bondage to Egypt for over 400 years. They had trust issues.
That's a story you have to read slow. It helps to have a KJV Student Bible with CENTER OF EACH PAGE REFERENCE COLUMNS, so you can read corresponding books or passages that add more information overall.
Let's see what Chris adds later.
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