Exodus 28: 31-39, “And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 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. 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: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 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. And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 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. 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. 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.”
Aaron had a special breastplate with the names of the twelve tribes engraved on precious stones but that was not enough. He, as well as the later high priests, also had to wear a full set of clothing was was to show that he was dedicated to the Lord. In fact, he wore a golden plate saying “holiness to the Lord”. The Lord looks for people to dedicate their entire lives to His service rather than just a few years or some lesser portion. We cannot just be dedicated to the Lord on the weekend while we are dedicated to our career or something else during the week. Even though we are saved by grace and the Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our needs it is best for us to give our entire lives back to Him. Not to impress Him but because we are grateful for His goodness and grace.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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