Friday 7/29/22
Jesus is Our High Priest

 1And 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.
 2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
 3And 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.
 4And 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.
 5And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
 6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
 7It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
 8And 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.
 9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
 10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
 11With 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.
 12And 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.
 13And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
 14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
 15And 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.
 16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
 17And 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.
 18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
 19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
 20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
 21And 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.
 22And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
 23And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
 24And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
 25And 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.
 26And 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.
 27And 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.
 28And 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.
 29And 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.
 30And 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.
 31And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
 32And 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.
 33And 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:
 34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
 35And 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.
 36And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
 37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
 38And 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.
 39And 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.
 40And 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.
 41And 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.
 42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
 43And 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.
Written By: God through Inspiration
Penned By: Moses
Date Penned: (1450-1410 BC)
Overview: The Record of God's Deliverance of Israel (c 1-40)
Theme: Israel at Sinai (c 19-40)
Message:  (v 1-43)

Exodus 28 Commentary

(28:1) The Priests - God was teaching his people how to worship him. To do so, he needed ministers to oversee the operations of the tabernacle and to help the people maintain their relationship with God. These men were called priests and Levites, and they could only come from the tribe of Levi. Exodus 28 and 29 give some details about priests. A priest had to be not only from the tribe of Levi but also a descendant of Aaron, Israel's first high priest. Priests had more responsibilities than Levites, who assisted in worship and care of the tabernacle. As high priest, Aaron was in charge of all the priests and Levites. The priests performed the daily sacrifices, maintained the tabernacle, and counseled the people on how to follow God. They were the people's representatives before God and thus were required to live worthy of their office. Jesus is now our High Priest (Hebrews 8). Daily sacrifices are no longer required because he sacrificed himself on the cross for our sins. Today, ministers no longer sacrifice animals. Instead, they lead us in prayer and teach us about the benefits and the commandments that characterize our new lives as Christians.

(28:3) The Priests Garments - The tailors who made Aaron's garments were given wisdom by God in order to do their task. All of us have specific skills. God wants to fill us with his Spirit so we will use those skills for his glory. Think about your particular talents and abilities and the ways you could use them for God's work in the world. As you focus on helping others, God will show you the best ways to do it and give you wisdom to accomplish the task 

(28:6-13) The Ephod - The ephod was a kind of elaborately embroidered apron with two pieces, back and front, joined at the shoulder and a band at the waist. On each shoulder strap was a stone with the names of six of the twelve tribes of Israel engraved on it. The priest symbolically carried the burden of the whole nation on his shoulders as he represented the people before God.

(28:30) The Urim and Thummim - The Urim and the Thummim were probably two stones, or gems, used by the priest to make decisions. These names mean "light" and "perfection," which most likely refer to the nature and character of God, whose will they revealed. They were kept in a pocket in the breastplate and taken out or shaken out to get either a yes or no decision. Jesus, the final and perfect High Priest (Hebrews 7123-28), no longer needs the Urim and Thummim because God has put everything on earth under his authority (John 5:22; Ephesians 1:10).
Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we Continue in the book of Exodus with Chapter 28 and in today's text we see the priesthood of Aaron and his sons appointed by the Lord. This priest hood is yet another item the Lord used to reveal Himself to man. A priest is a person whose office it is to perform sacrificial offerings. The office was dissolved when Jesus, our High Priest, made the ultimate sacrifice for mans sins and the blood of animals is no longer needed to make atonement for mans sin debt. In making application we see the importance of the priesthood who, without this office,  the wrath of God would not be satisfied. It took a God sized offering to to satisfy His wrath. All the false religions claim that Jesus is "just another man" but "just another man's death" would not satisfy God's wrath. It took the deity of Christ - God in flesh and blood - to be the sufficient sacrifice. Just as the deity of Christ satisfied God's Wrath it takes that same deity to be sufficient sacrifice for your sin when you place you trust in Him for what He did you at Calvary. How about you? Do you believe that Jesus is deity or "God in flesh and blood"? Remember only Jesus-Christ can be sufficient for your sin debt. Let us learn from today's text and see that Jesus is the all - sufficient sacrifice and our High Priest.
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Closing Prayer

Father in the Name and through the Blood of Jesus we pray that we would Take Today's Reading of Your Word and Give Us Understanding of Its Text, that You Apply this Word to Our Lives, and that you would help us grow in You. Father, Finally we Pray for Your Kingdom to come, that Your Will to be Done here on Earth as it is in Heaven. That You would Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen

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