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    Exodus 28

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    Aaron’s robe has pomegranates around its hem and gold bells between them; its sound is to be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary, so that he will not die.

    Names upon the priestvv. 1–30

    Aaron is brought from among the Israelites with Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, and the garments begin as an astonishingly exact catalogue: gold, coloured yarn, linen, shoulder pieces, chains, rings, and stones. The names of Israel’s sons are engraved on the onyx stones and carried on Aaron’s shoulders; then twelve more stones put those names over his heart. The Urim and Thummim are placed there too, with no description of what they are or what they do—only that they shall be over Aaron’s heart.

    The robe that must make a soundvv. 31–38

    The robe is entirely blue, carefully opened at the top so it will not tear, and hung with alternating pomegranates and gold bells. Its sound has a grave purpose: it must be heard when Aaron enters or leaves before the LORD, so that he will not die. Above it sits a gold plate marked “HOLY TO THE LORD,” on Aaron’s forehead, where it bears the iniquity of the holy things and makes the gifts acceptable before the LORD.

    The last garment is the least ornamentalvv. 39–43

    Fine linen supplies the tunic and turban, while the sash is embroidered; Aaron’s sons receive tunics, sashes, and headbands for glory and splendor. Then, after anointing, ordaining, and consecrating them, the instructions arrive at linen undergarments extending from waist to thigh. These are required whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar in the Holy Place, lest guilt and death intrude upon the tailoring.

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    1. Exod 28:1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

    2. Exod 28:2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

    3. Exod 28:3You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

    4. Exod 28:4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

    5. Exod 28:5They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

    6. Exod 28:6They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

    7. Exod 28:7It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.

    8. Exod 28:8And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

    9. Exod 28:9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

    10. Exod 28:10six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.

    11. Exod 28:11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

    12. Exod 28:12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

    13. Exod 28:13Fashion gold filigree settings

    14. Exod 28:14and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

    15. Exod 28:15You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

    16. Exod 28:16It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

    17. Exod 28:17And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

    18. Exod 28:18in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

    19. Exod 28:19in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    20. Exod 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

    21. Exod 28:21The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

    22. Exod 28:22For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.

    23. Exod 28:23You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.

    24. Exod 28:24Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

    25. Exod 28:25and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

    26. Exod 28:26Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

    27. Exod 28:27Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.

    28. Exod 28:28The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

    29. Exod 28:29Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

    30. Exod 28:30And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

    31. Exod 28:31You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,

    32. Exod 28:32with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

    33. Exod 28:33Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

    34. Exod 28:34alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.

    35. Exod 28:35Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.

    36. Exod 28:36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

    37. Exod 28:37Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

    38. Exod 28:38And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.

    39. Exod 28:39You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

    40. Exod 28:40Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.

    41. Exod 28:41After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

    42. Exod 28:42Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

    43. Exod 28:43Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.’’

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    • 2Exodus 31:10as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
    • 2Leviticus 8:30Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
    • 30Nehemiah 7:65The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
    • 30Ezra 2:63The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
    • 381 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
    • 2Revelation 19:8She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
    • 3Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
    • 29Exodus 28:12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
    • 30Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
    • 30Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
    • 38Numbers 18:1So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.
    • 1Numbers 18:7But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
    • 31 Corinthians 12:7–11Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
    • 30Leviticus 8:8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
    • 38Leviticus 10:17“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation by making atonement for them before the LORD.
    • 2Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

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