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Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.
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Protecting Priestly Purity
Commentators explain that Moses called on Aaron's cousins because the active priests, Aaron's surviving sons, could not touch the dead without becoming ritually unclean. This would have interrupted their sacred duties. This practical command protected the purity and readiness of the priesthood, ensuring God's service continued.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The first cousins of Aaron (Exodus 6:22) are selected by Moses to convey the bodies of Nadab and Abihu out of the camp and bury them, p…
19th Century
Anglican
And Moses called ... the sons of Uzziel.—Uzziel was the son of Kohath, the younger brother of Amram. Since Amram was the …
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan.417 To prevent Eleazar and Ithamar from carrying out the corpses, Moses commanded these o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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The most quieting considerations during affliction are drawn from the word of God. What was it that God spoke? Though Aaron's heart must have been …
