Numbers 16:48
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Cross-reference
Numbers 16:18 shows the rebels with censers, leading to judgment — here Aaron's censer brings atonement and stops the plague.
In Numbers 16:35, the rebels are consumed by fire — here Aaron's atonement stops a different judgment (plague) from spreading.
Numbers 25:8-11 describes Phinehas stopping a plague by his zeal — similar to Aaron here stopping the plague by making atonement.
In 2 Samuel 24:16, God relents and the angel stops the plague — similar to the plague stopping here when Aaron stands between dead and living.
In 2 Samuel 24:25, David's altar and offerings stop the plague — similar to Aaron's censer and atonement stopping the plague here.
In 1 Chronicles 21:26, David's sacrifice stops a plague, mirroring Aaron's intercession that halted the plague in Numbers 16:48.
1 Chronicles 21:27 records God commanding the angel to sheathe his sword, the direct result of intercession as in Numbers 16:48 where the plague ceased.
1 Timothy 2:5 declares Christ as the one mediator, prefigured by Aaron standing between the dead and living to stop the plague.
Hebrews 7:24 contrasts Christ's permanent priesthood with Aaron's temporary one, highlighting the limited scope of Aaron's intercession in Numbers 16:48.
Hebrews 7:25 shows Christ's continuous intercession saving completely, surpassing Aaron's one-time act that only halted the plague momentarily.
Deuteronomy 5:5 has Moses standing between God and Israel as mediator, paralleling Aaron's role between the dead and living in Numbers 16:48.
Psalm 99:6 recalls that Moses and Aaron called on the Lord and He answered — directly referencing Aaron's intercession that stopped the plague.
Ezekiel 13:5 condemns false prophets for not standing in the gap — here Aaron literally stood in the gap between living and dead to intercede.
Proverbs 29:8 says wise men turn away wrath — Aaron's action with the censer turned away God's wrath from Israel.