Leviticus 9:23

"Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings."

Key Reflection

Aaron's act of lifting his hands in blessing symbolizes the transfer of divine favor and grace to the people, while his completion of the sacrificial offerings underscores the fulfillment of ritual purity and the communal worship, integrating spiritual blessings with physical rituals. This action encapsulates both Aaron's role as mediator and the community’s need for atonement and divine acceptance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Aaron, having now gone through the cycle of priestly duties connected with the brass altar, accompanies Moses into the tent of Meeting. It was reasonable that Moses, as the divinely appointed leader of the nation, should induct Aaron into the tabernacle. Blessed the people -This joint blessing of the mediator of the Law and the high priest was the solemn conclusion of the consecration and Inauguration. (Compare2 Chronicles 6:3-11.) According to one tradition, the form used by Moses and Aaron resembledPsalms 90:17.

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