THE WATER OF MERIBAH After presenting the ordinance of purification for touching a dead person's body or his belongings, God talked about the death of Aaron and Miriam to prove that there is no exception when it comes to the application of the ordinance. God also talked of Meribah water (19:2-13) to manifest man's feebleness no matter how important his standing is:- 1) The death of Miriam [1]: she died in the wilderness of Zin, this was a dreadful ordeal for the people, as for Moses, who was tender-hearted, he did not grieve her, because he believed in resurrection. 2) Meribah water [13]: The people revolted because of the lack of water, so Moses and Aaron fell flat on their faces and the glory of God appeared to them [6]. With every tribulation, they humbled themselves and consequently God revealed to them his glory and they get to enjoy new blessings. God extracted water out of the rock by means of the rod. This symbolizes the everflowing gift of Christ who was raised on the Cross. God wrath was upon them (Ps 106:23,33), because they did not hallow Him before the people, and as a result, they were forbidden to enter into the promised land. Perhaps because they were doubtful from the very beginning or may be beacuse they struck the rock twice, when our Master only struck once according to His own will (Heb 12:2). As for the second strike, it only implies our re-crucifying the Lord, due to our slackness with regard to His sacrifice (Heb 6:6). 3) The Edomities refused their passageby [14-21]: Moses corresponded, in a brotherly way with the king of Edom trying to make him realize that they are both descendants of the same blood. He adopted an attitude of modesty and obedience to the King, but Edom (meaning bloody) intolerant of the Kingdom of God, manifested animosity and hatred. He represents the enemy of virtue and righteousness who reigned over the souls like a king would rule over a land. However Christ the Lord entered the land and bound Edom by His Cross, thus unlocking a sovereign pathway through which, the procession of the divine Church would cross over, just like a triumphant procession under His leadership, directed towards the heavenly Jerusalem without deviating to the right or left (selfrighteousness or iniquity). 4) The death of Aaron [22-29]: He died on the mountain of Hor i.e. on a nameless mountain on a high spot. Hewas the first high pr, even in his death he was lifted upwards in opposition to Korah and his company who dropped into the Abyss. Moses climbed up the mountain with Aaron and Eleazar his son, in order to strip him off his priest vestment and dress up his son instead. This took place while Aaron was still alive, so as to prevent the vestments from getting defiled. This conduct is an indication of the priesthood ritual that was handed down through the ages. This event took place in the attendance of the congregation [27], because he was the public priest. https://coptic-treasures.com/ 32 Aaron died, and his priesthood was transferred to his son and the priesthood is still being handed over throughout the generations, till the almighty everlasting comes (Heb 8:1). The Redeemer who intercedes for sinners with His Blood (Heb 7).
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