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404) Aaron was rewarded with priesthood and prophecy, with which no other priest was rewarded. Was Zechariah, of whom it is written, “Should a priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord,” not a priest and a prophet? Rather, the prophecy was for that time, not for all generations, as it is written, “And the spirit of God clothed Zechariah.” “Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord and do not succeed,” meaning only for that time.
It is written about Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” Was he a priest and a prophet? There are also others, not necessarily Aaron, but all were not rewarded with prophecy and priesthood like Aaron because Aaron was rewarded with higher prophecy than all other priests. He was rewarded with the high priesthood, above all, for he was a great priest.
405) Moses was rewarded with prophecy and served in the high priesthood in seven days of filling. Samuel was also rewarded with both of them, as it is written, “Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a burnt offering.” As with Moses, who would call and the Creator would promptly answer, it is written about Samuel, “Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He may send thunder.” However, he did not rise to such a high degree as Moses. As Aaron served before the Creator, Samuel served before the Creator, but he did not ascend in the high service to become a high priest like Aaron.
406) There were three faithful prophets who served in priesthood: Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. Do not say, “Samuel did not continue in priesthood, but another, who is Jeremiah, who was a priest, served in the priesthood.” It is written, “Of the priests who were in Anatot.” He was of the priests, but he did not serve in priesthood. Samuel served in the days of Eli, as it is written, “And the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli.” Moses, too, served for one time, and all these are the seven days of filling.
407) Samuel was rewarded with the degree of youth, Mochin of small Panim from the Cherubim, as it is written, “The boy was a youth.” Samuel served the face of the Creator, “Girded a linen ephod.” And because he stands at that degree, he is certainly as Moses and Aaron, for one who takes the degree of youth and is rewarded with it, is rewarded with those high degrees with which Moses and Aaron were rewarded.
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