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The priestly robes reflect the glory of God and the dignity of the office of minister
15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
33 And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
39 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
Here is a list of the items God describes for the priests of Israel.
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CHAPTER 28
1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
8 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
to which God has chosen someone.
God is "God of GLORY," and we are to reflect that glory in our actions, words,
and dress (See vs 36).
Aaron, who had been a minister (servant) to Moses, was now exalted to be the High
Priest of Israel. The High Priest is actuall the chief minister or servant.
((See Matt. 20:26))
With God, servantship is exalted!
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.(John 13:3-5)
In Zechariah 3, God pictures the High Priest of that day (Joshua) in filthy
garments. But God cleanses Joshua.
Listen, the garments we wear may be costly and well-pleasing to the eye. But God,
sees the inner spirit of man. All our righteousness is as "filthy rags"
before God (see Isaiah 64:6).
As we read through the history of Israel, you will see how the priestly robes
are defiled with sins of corruption. But God continued to use them to tell the world
of His plan for redemption. We have a loving God and a coming Messiah.
Christians are all supposed to be priests (servants) of God.
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
(Revelation 1:6).
You and I may often sin and cause our spiritual garments to be soiled. Be sure
that God will cleanse and purify. If we confess and ask (1John 1:9), He will
be faithful to answer and cleanse. (see also Isaiah 1:25, Ezekiel 20:38 and
Matthew 3:12)
I believe this is appropriate, even though we Christians sometimes don't want to
HEAR it. If we DO NOT ask forgiveness and cleansing from sins, God
Who loves us as His children, will certainly discipline us and bring His children
back into submissive servantship.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
(Hebrews 12:7-8)
((I heard about a little boy who was always getting into trouble. It seemed that
his dad was always having to spank him. One day he asked his dad, "Dad, am I a
canoe?" His dad said, "No, of course not son. What makes you ask that?" The boy
said, "Well, I heard you say that 'every man oughta paddle his own canoe.'"))
1) A blue robe with an ornate hem decorated with gold bells and
embroidered with pomegranates.
2) An ephod of fine linen with colorful embroidered work and shoulder
straps bearing stones engraved with the names of the twelve tribes.
3) A breastplate with twelve precious stones engraved with the names
of the twelve tribes.
4) A linen turban with a gold plate inscribed "Holy to Yahweh."
The engraved plate and the stones engraved with the tribal names
highlight the role of the high priest as the holy representative of
all Isreal before the Holy God.
Verse 29 tells us that in his "breastplate of judgment," the high
priest kept the sacred lots - the Urim and the Thummim. These were
used to ask God questions (see verses 29-30).
Now I could go into a lot more descriptive detail of what each one of
the things the priest wore symbolized. But let me suffice it to say
that he was dressed as a man who was "set apart" - different.
Today, we are not to dress LIKE the world, nor or we do dress
so much DIFFERENT from the world. Instead, we should be
"set apart" - different, by the spiritual attitude that we
wear. When someone meets a Christian and talks to him for more than
a few minutes, that someone should NOTICE that the Christian
is different!