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Wisdom of Ben Sira 45:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 45:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 He permitted him to hear his voice
and led him into the dark cloud,
where, face to face,[a] he gave him the commandments,
the law of life and knowledge,
so that he might teach his covenant to Jacob,
and to Israel, his decrees.
The Glory of Aaron the High Priest[b]
6 He also raised up Aaron, a holy man like Moses,
who was his brother, of the tribe of Levi.
7 He made an everlasting covenant with him
and conferred on him the priesthood[c] of his people.
He adorned him with splendid vestments
and gave him a robe of glory.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 45:5 Face to face: concerning the relationship Moses had with God (see Ex 33:11; Num 12:8; 1 Cor 13:12).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 45:6 The author here gives more importance to the figure of the first high priest than do all the other Books of the Bible. He wishes to describe the origin of the liturgy in Israel and to express the happiness of the cultic life. In his view, God has a predilection for priests, who fulfill an irreplaceable role in the relations of humans with God and in the transmission of the law.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 45:7 Priesthood: this priesthood of Aaron gave way to the priesthood of Christ (see Heb 7:18-28).
