The Cross of Jesus is the Rod of Aaron
The second item found in the Ark of the Covenant is Aaron’s rod, which is a symbol of God’s choice of Aaron to perform the covenant duties of the priesthood. We will now presenting a case that Jesus is God’s choice for the royal priesthood of the new covenant. Jesus, being God’s son can perfectly perform the duties of High Priest and as a result He ends the reliance on the continuous sacrifices of the previous covenant.
In a previous posting we presented a scripture that communicated how Aaron’s rod came to be stored in the Ark of the Covenant. It was a result of Aaron being challenge by the other tribes of Israel for his right to perform priestly duties. To settle the challenge each tribe provided Moses with a wooden rod to represent their tribe. Moses then gathered them and placed them before God in the Holy of Holies. When Moses returned the next day to retrieve them he found that the rod of Aaron blossomed and produced almonds while the others did not. This was God’s sign to God’s people that He wanted Aaron to be His High priest. Eventually, Aaron’s rod was placed inside the Ark of the Covenant as a memorial to God’s selection for the priesthood.
Moses Displays the Budded Rod of Aaron
At this point you may be wondering how Aaron’s rod correlates to Jesus. In this case the cross of Jesus is the fulfillment of Aaron’s rod, and therefore we could say that Aaron’s rod is prophetic of the coming of Jesus. The cross that Jesus suffered and died on, bore the most perfect gift that could ever be given, which is the body and blood of God’s only begotten Son. His body and blood were given for the forgiveness of our sins and this gift has blossomed and born much fruit through out the history of Christianity.
To go back a bit however, the forgiveness of the sins of the people was a function of the High priest. On one hand the priest would slaughter the lamb and offer its body to be burned upon the Brazen Laver for the forgiveness of the sins of each family. On the other hand, only the High priest could enter the Holy of Holies once each year for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance; the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. (Hebrews 9:6-8)
Therefore, forgiveness of sins committed in ignorance was a duty that could only be performed by the High priest, and then only with sacrificial blood. So this is exactly what Jesus, our High priest did for us on the cross. He came as the High priest, the sacrifice and the blood, and His sacrifice was made on His cross.
This cross then became the symbol of all Christianity. It has blossomed and has born fruit abundantly in that hundreds of millions of people all over the world have come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is in this manner that the cross of Jesus is the fulfillment of Aaron’s rod.
The fact that Jesus is God’s chosen High priest is further substantiated by the prophets foretelling that there would be a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. We plan to present this topic in our next posting.
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Hi,
I searched for insights about Jesus’ Rod and came to your site. The reason for my search is because of the night vision I had last March 6 this year.
In that dream/vision, as I was sleeping, the Lord came to me and placed something in my scooped hands. I asked Him, “What is this Lord?” He said, “ROD”. Then in my excitement I said, “I want to see and feel it”. Immediately I felt the ROD and saw it to be a foot long, like a letter “T” though the hook to make it “T” is very small, just slightly wider than the rod itself. I said to the Lord, “If this real, let me tilt the shade of the bedside lamp”. Indeed it tilted.
Simultaneously as I was holding the ROD, I saw a wide screen in front of me, and I was looking at a slide show. There were several images like colored pictures. I saw people of different sort. I remember seeing a bride, a gay (homosexual man) among others. On the left side of the screen was a man lying like dead, then he got up. Behind him was a You Tube screen also with images I could hardly remember. Every time the images before me changed, I kept asking the Lord “what’s that Lord?, what’s that?, what are those?”. The Lord said, just watch.
Then returning to the ROD which was still in my hand, I asked Him, “What about this rod?” As I said that, I saw my right hand moving so fast as if whipping my left hand with the Rod, but never felt anything. I was amazed and said, “wow, what’s this”. Then I asked the Lord again what must I do with the Rod. Then He said, “put it in your pocket.” But how?, I said. The Lord replied, “Just do it.” So I obeyed. When I did, the Rod softened and coiled, thus I was able to put it in my pocket. Then I woke up, it was about 2:30a.m.
Sine then, I’ve been wondering about the rod. I searched the Scriptures and found that the Rod is His symbol of authority. Rod is also used for discipline, correction and punishment.
There’s one thought that kept ringing in my mind, that the Lord is shaking the nations with His Rod. The news of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan gave me a chilling sensation. Then I went back to the Scriptures and found Psalm 89:32 which says: “I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging.”
Still this day I am wondering what could be the Rod in my hand mean. Why did the Lord gave it to me and let me keep it. What has this to do with me, in my personal life, in the ministry or with His plans for these end times?
Hi,
I searched for insights about Jesus’ Rod and came to your site. The reason for my search is because of the night vision I had last March 6 this year.
In that dream/vision, as I was sleeping, the Lord came to me and placed something in my scooped hands. I asked Him, “What is this Lord?” He said, “ROD”. Then in my excitement I said, “I want to see and feel it”. Immediately I felt the ROD and saw it to be a foot long, like a letter “T” though the hook to make it “T” is very small, just slightly wider than the rod itself. I said to the Lord, “If this real, let me tilt the shade of the bedside lamp”. Indeed it tilted and I noticed that the Rod seemed to be luminous, like a fluorescent lamp.
Simultaneously as I was holding the ROD, I saw a wide screen in front of me, and I was looking at a slide show. There were several images like colored pictures. I saw people of different sort. I remember seeing a bride, a gay (homosexual man) among others. On the left side of the screen was a man lying like dead, then he got up. Behind him was a You Tube screen also with images I could hardly remember. Every time the images before me changed, I kept asking the Lord “what’s that Lord?, what’s that?, what are those?”. The Lord said, just watch.
Then returning to the ROD which was still in my hand, I asked Him, “What about this rod?” As I said that, I saw my right hand moving so fast as if whipping my left hand with the Rod, but never felt anything. I was amazed and said, “wow, what’s this”. Then I asked the Lord again what must I do with the Rod. Then He said, “put it in your pocket.” But how?, I said. The Lord replied, “Just do it.” So I obeyed. When I did, the Rod softened and coiled, thus I was able to put it in my pocket. Then I woke up, it was about 2:30a.m.
Sine then, I’ve been wondering about the rod. I searched the Scriptures and found that the Rod is His symbol of authority. Rod is also used for discipline, correction and punishment.
There’s one thought that kept ringing in my mind, that the Lord is shaking the nations with His Rod. The news of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan gave me a chilling sensation. Then I went back to the Scriptures and found Psalm 89:32 which says: “I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging.”
Still this day I am wondering what could be the Rod in my hand mean. Why did the Lord gave it to me and let me keep it? What has this to do with me, in my personal life, in the ministry or with His plans for these end times? I appreciate whatever insight you can give me.
Thank you and God bless.
Hello Cynithia,
I appreciate you sharing your remarkable experience.
To start, these are very difficult questions you have. In my own experience, it has often taken years for me to understand the visions that God has given me, if in fact I fully understand them even today. I will share with you some of the thing I know and believe in that are based on years of searching for answers. However, I would expect that God will also continue to show you things and give you experiences to make things clearer to you. For me the messages came over the course of many years.
One thing to think about is the Rod of Arron that was stored in the Ark of the Covenant. The Rod therefore was home in the Holy of Holies, which is the equivalent of the third heaven that Paul writes about. This is a very special place that very few can enter. Since God has given you a rod perhaps it is the rod of the High priest.
Another thing to think about is the Rod of Moses.
Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand. And the LORD said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand (EX 4:20-21.)
Of course this rod eventually was used by Moses to part the red sea and therein killed the Egyptian army. With his rod was used to bring plagues on Egypt for now allowing the nation of Israel to go worship God. This included the frogs, the river of blood, and the death of the first born of all of Egypt. All of this was done to break the bonds of evil that enslaved God’s people in bondage.
So perhaps, a confrontation with the evil in the world may be in your future.
In any event, I would appreciate any information you care to share as you move forward. May all of God’s blessing be upon you and your family.
Papa Joe Gordon
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