Holly Bible - KJV with Concise Commentaries by Z Selam - HTML preview
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And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I
will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even
he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
He joins Aaron in commission with him. He promises that Aaron shall meet him opportunely, and that he will be glad to see him, they having not seen one another (it is likely) for many years, Ex 4:14. He directs him to make use of Aaron as his spokesman, Ex 4:16. God might have laid Moses wholly aside, for his backwardness to be employed; but he considered his frame, and ordered him an assistant. Observe,
(1.) Two are better than one, Ec 4:9. God will have his two witnesses (11:3), that out of their mouths every word may be established.
(2.) Aaron was the brother of Moses, divine wisdom so ordering it, that their natural affection one to another might strengthen their union in the joint execution of their commission. Christ sent his disciples two and two, and some of the couples were brothers.
(3.) Aaron was the elder brother, and yet he was willing to be employed under Moses in this affair, because God would have it so.
(4.) Aaron could speak well, and yet was far inferior to Moses in wisdom. God dispenses his gifts variously to the children of men, that we may see our need one of another, and each may contribute something to the good of the body, 1Co 12:21. The tongue of Aaron, with the head and heart of Moses, would make one completely fit for this embassy.