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I. The
Ephod: Colors and Material
Gold, Blue, Purple, Scarlet, and White (Exodus 28:6,7)
II. The
Curious Girdle of the Ephod
(Exodus 28:8; 59:5; Luke 17:8, Isaiah 22:21)
III. The
Onyx Stones: the
Engraved Names
IV. The
Breastplate of Judgment
A. The Precious Stones (Exodus 28:15-29; Ephesians 6:14)
B. Urim and Thummin (Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21)
V. The
Robe Hem of Blue
Robe with bells and pomegranates. (Exodus 28:33-34)
VI. The
Golden Plate & The
Miter (Exodus
28:36-39)
VII. The
Coat (Exodus
28:31-35; Isaiah 61:10; Job 29:14)
In the beginning
man acted as his own high priest. We remember Cain and Abel offering their
sacrifices to God. Later we find the father, as head of the household,
offering sacrifices to God. Abraham was one of many who practiced this
sacred duty. Still later in the history of mankind, we find a man chosen
of God to act as priest for a nation, and finally Christ Himself as priest for
the entire world. Jesus said: "No man cometh unto the father,
but by me." (John 14:6)
The priest of
which we are particularly concerned is God's chosen man Aaron, brother of
Moses. Aaron was commissioned by Jehovah God to serve as High Priest for
Israel. He not only was called (Exodus 28:1; Hebrews
5:4,10), but he was
cleansed in order to be properly prepared to perform his sacred duties (Exodus
29:4). The high priest in holy garments (Exodus 28:1-40; 39:1-31;
Leviticus 8:109).
The Anointing Oil
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