Ex
28:35 (ESV) And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be
heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the Lord, and when he comes out,
so that he does not die.
NOTE: (Thoughts
inspired by an advent devotional written by Jari Kobe). The bells were required
to be worn when Aaron entered the holy place, but there were also a comfort to
those outside as they reminded the hearers that Aaron was okay. As long as the bells
rang, Aaron was okay. Every day the priests enter the holy place and change the
bread, refill the oil for the lamps, and add incense. And so every day a person
could hear the tinkling of the bells. Christmas is a time for bells as well.
Whether it the salvation army in front of Wal-Mart or the music on our radios,
like silver bells. Bells are not unique to Christmas, but certainly more
pronounced and emphasized. The bells comfort us as well, reminding us that God
humbled himself by being born a man, and then dying in our place on a cross,
and most importantly, offering us the same resurrection to eternal life. He
loved us, not because we were lovable, but because he is defined by love. But
he is also just, and so he paid the price himself for our rebellion. We are so
blind. We don't realize all that he has done for us. We need louder bells, we
need to shout to others, "the savior of our souls has come and offered us
eternal life--we need to believe."
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