Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 3. Spoken, by this exemplary judgment. Bible.—We do not find the exact words recorded before: but there are some equivalent, shewing that God requires a particular sanctity in his ministers. Calmet. 8:35. Exodus 19:22. The altar shall be sanctified by my glory; (Exodus 29:43,) may be considered as a prediction of what happened on this melancholy occasion.—Peace. Excessive grief requires silence; curæ graviores silent. “He was filled with grief.” Septuagint adoring the judgments of God. The fortitude of Mino and Xenophon, who, upon hearing of the death of their sons, did not desist from sacrificing, is greatly admired. Calmet.