Behold how good and how pleasant......

it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.

It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down on the beard, even Aarons beard that went down to the skirts of his garments.......Aaron was the brother of Moses and for lack of  better terms, he was Moses' front-man or spokesman.....to be anointed with the precious oil was an outward sign of dedication to God and his purposes. The words give illustration that Aaron allowed himself to be enveloped with the oil and permit it to run over and down his body to the very skirts or ends of his garment.

As the dew of Hermon.....is further illustration to the cascading effect of the oil or in the case of Mt.Hermon the cascading effect of moisture from the peaks of this extremely large and very tall mountain. Mt.Hermon's elevation is high enough that it has an effect on the atmosphere and creates snow and ice on the cap of the mountain which eventually slowly melts and the moisture cascades down the face of the mountain to allow precious moisture to reach the valleys. This same moisture gives and sustains life.

Such is the nature of unity and harmony among brethren, it starts at the top with God and cascades down through human nature and society. Just as the moisture of Hermon does not reach all areas, and the oil upon Aaron's head did not reach all areas of his garment, unity among men does not reach all areas....thus our challenge.....but BEHOLD how good and how pleasant it is when it does happen.

New Living Translation (©2007)
For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.