God intended that these great leaders of His people should be representatives of Christ. Aaron bore the names of Israel upon his breast. He communicated to the people the will of God. He entered the most holy place on the Day of Atonement, "not without blood," as a mediator for all Israel. He came forth from that work to bless the congregation, as Christ will come forth to bless His waiting people when His work of atonement in their behalf shall be ended. It was the exalted character of that sacred office as representative of our great High Priest that made Aaron's sin at Kadesh of so great magnitude.

Det var Guds hensigt, at disse mænd, der var hans folks store ledere, skulle være Kristi repræsentanter, Aron bar Israels navne på sit bryst. Han meddelte folket Guds vilje. Han gik ind i det allerhelligste på forsoningsdagen, "aldrig uden blod" som hele Israels mellemmand. Når han var færdig, gik han ud og velsignede menigheden, ligesom Kristus kommer for at velsigne sit ventende folk, når hans forsoningsværk er til ende. Det var, fordi Aron repræsenterede vor store ypperstepræst, at hans embede var så helligt og ophøjet, og det var også dette, der gjorde hans synd ved Kadesj så alvorlig.