Ex 7. 20 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.
Ex 8.6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
Ex 8.17 This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
We don’t know if Aaron saw a burning bush or heard an audible voice, as his brother, Moses, did; but Aaron obeyed the direction of God and joined Moses in leading the Exodus of God’s people from Egypt. Their first job was to show the power of God to Pharaoh. Aaron seemed to understand his position as a mouthpiece, a task which the brothers seemed to share, off and on. Aaron also got to share the raising and striking of hand and rod to produce powerful results.
Did Aaron always fully understand that the power behind these miracles was always, 100% God’s? Well, he did get pretty carried away when he made the golden calf while Moses was on the mountain. However, he also understood the value of humility. He and Moses perfected the art of falling on their faces before a righteous and terrible Almighty God (Numbers ch’s 14, 16, 20) on behalf of their people.
Aaron is an excellent example to us of the value of humble obedience. God told Moses to tell Aaron to stretch out his rod or hand over the river, over the waters, over the dust. Aaron simply obeyed, then stood back to witness God’s power and plan. He took part in and witnessed all the miracle plagues, and how God saved His people from them. He witnessed the parting of the Red Sea. He pleaded with God and witnessed God’s provision for a stiff-necked people.
Aaron obeyed. Aaron OBEYED. And look what he got to see! And do! He was not perfect, but he knew how to be a humble servant of his God. We can learn much from him.
Maggie Tiggles 
The more you dig into God’s Word, obedience gets bigger and bigger. Our job is also to help keep each other’s arms up so that we prevail in battle.
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Amen – also under the umbrella of obedience!
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Kathy, I have been teaching this to my primary Sunday School kids. (I’m learning a lot more than they are.) We can learn a lot from Moses and Aaron. Thanks for an insightful post. God bless you!
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Teachers must be so into learning, as we always learn much more than we teach, it seems. 😊 God bless you, and your kids.
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Amen 🙏🏽 He obeyed and his obedience was indeed rewarded. We serve a great God
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God does love our obedience: it brings Him glory and brings us manifold blessings!
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Amen
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I had never really considered Aaron from this perspective, but you make a good point! While imperfect (like us!), he nonetheless strove for obedience in his walk with the Lord.
Well said, Kathy!
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I hadn’t either, really. But in my reading, it just hit me: look how he just did this menial thing that he was told to do; and then look what happened! Can you imagine his jaw dropping? And his willingness to do it again after that?
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True. Aaron very well could have said, “Look, I don’t have time for this,” but he faithfully stood by Moses for most of the exodus (even after his mistakes). That’s a level of dedication that is rare these days!
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Very nicely said Kathy. Agreed. We can be more like Aaron and simply obey.
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