Prayer should arise from our hearts to God the way incense naturally and fragrantly rises. In the tour the Lord has given of His home on earth, we noticed that He left the golden altar and its censer until after the section on the priests. Most commentators slip it in while we are in the […]
“The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit” (Eccl 7:8). Exodus 29 not only gives us details for the start of the priests’ service by consecration, but also vital steps in the work’s continuation. “This is what you shall offer on the […]
Read More… from January 31, 2022 — The Continual Burnt Offering
Interestingly, millu’ is the Hebrew word for consecration. It’s literal meaning? “A setting of gems”! Exodus 29, verses 1-37, describes the complex rituals to be performed every time a priest was consecrated to God’s service. “This is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests” (v 1). And […]
Read More… from January 28, 2022 — Consecration Of The Priests
The ultimate heads-up! The High Priest, connecting God and man, has a sentence sermon for us. Scripture plainly states, “Pursue…holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). But what is holiness and why is it so important? To help explain, God paints us a picture: “You shall also make a plate of […]
Read More… from January 27, 2022 — The Turban And Its Gold Plate
You’d expect there to be some blue for the prototype of the One “who came down from heaven.” Directly underneath the intricately woven and colorful ephod was “the robe of the ephod all of blue” (Ex 28:31), the only garment that has both its neckline and hem described. First, “There shall be an opening for […]
One of the greatest blessings of the Christian gospel is the eternal security of the believer. Speaking of His sheep, Jesus said, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish” (Jn 10:28). The eternal life we are given, strange as it may seem, really is eternal! And in the picture of how carefully […]
Normally a breastplate is for a warrior—and no one fights for His people like our Lord. Whoever heard of a breastplate being made of cloth? What kind of protection would that be? The best kind! But the Lord doesn’t fight for Himself; He does battle for His people in the sanctuary! The ephod was like […]
Read More… from January 24, 2022 — The Onyx Stones & The Breastplate
The ephod had two materials—gold and linen, but three colors—blue, purple, and scarlet. It may be quite a while since you used the word ephod in daily conversation. Probably never! What does it mean? This is a hard question because it’s simply a transliteration of the Hebrew word. Again, like the tabernacle, God begins with […]