24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. 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. 22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate plaited chains of wreathen work of pure gold. 21 And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes. 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row 18 and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst 20 and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings. 16 Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. The breastplate worn by the High Priest in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem is described in Exodus 28:15-30:ġ5 And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. Hebrews 4:15 says: “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin.” It was a spotless white robe of woven fabric, made of the finest quality. This indicated the fruitfulness of the ministry of the High Priest.īeneath the blue robe was a white tunic. King Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem, he had pomegranates carved into the tops or the capitals of the massive columns. It was described as a land of fig trees and pomegranates. When the twelve spies ventured into the Promised Land, they returned with armfuls of pomegranates to show how verdant and fruitful the land was. It has a rough, leathery shell on the outside, and when you split it you find inside a mass of hundreds of edible seeds.
#The priests garments full#
As taught in the Fellowcraft’s degree, the pomegranate is full of seeds. What do the pomegranates represent? Pomegranates in the Bible are often a symbol of fruitfulness. Even when he was in the Holy of Holies on the Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and out of their vision, they could still hear him and be reassured.
These bells represent the fact that even when the people could not see him, they could hear him. But the most intriguing aspect of this blue robe is that along the hem at the bottom were attached little ornaments: Pomegranates made out of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and little bells made out of gold. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die.Īs mentioned previously, the color blue represents our Lord’s heavenly origin. 34 The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. 33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear. Underneath this ephod was a blue robe, which is described in Exodus 28:31-35:ģ1 Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, 32 with an opening for the head in its centre. On these stones were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, reminding us of how our Lord bears us on His shoulders day and night. Held the garment together at the shoulders. Its colours – blue, representing our Lord’s heavenly origin purple, representing his royalty scarlet, representing his shed blood. Its materials were white linen interwoven with threads of solid gold. It came to represent the priesthood itself. It was the outermost garment, and it resembled anĮlaborate apron.
“Ephod” isn’t a word or a garment we’re very familiar with, but it was quite important in the Old Testament where it is mentioned many times. There are five different garments that make up the High Priest’s garments.
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