7/26/2008 11:25 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
Priests must serve in the fear of God
Focus 2: The Blue
Robe
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Exodus
28:31-35; 39:22-26
Message of the
verses:
“31 ¶ "You shall make the robe of the ephod
all of blue.
32 "There shall
be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be
a binding of woven work, as like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will
not be torn. 33 "You shall make on its hem pomegranates
of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of
gold between them all around:
34 a golden bell and
a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the
robe. 35
"It shall be on Aaron when he ministers; and its tinkling shall be
heard when he enters and leaves the holy place before the LORD, so that he will
not die.
“22 Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven
work, all of blue; 23 and the opening of
the robe was at the top in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a
binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn. 24
They made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material and
twisted linen on the hem of the robe.
25 They also made bells of pure
gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the
robe, 26 alternating a bell and a
pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the LORD
had commanded Moses.”
The SD of
07/24/08 has the picture of the high priest and gives details to all that he
wore and held in his hand.
These
verses speak of the “robe of the Ephod.”
Warren Wiersbe point out that there are three things that are
significant with this robe: First the
robe was seamless; second the collar around the robe at the head was woven to
give it strength; and thirdly there were bells and pomegranates around the
bottom of the robe.
The Lord
Jesus Christ wore a seamless garment which was taken from Him when He was
crucified. This reminds me or is a
picture of His perfection, His perfect character, He never did anything wrong.
The woven
collar would not tear and this shows the strength of the Lord as He ministered
during His time on earth.
The bells
and pomegranates around the bottom of the robe are explained in verse 35, and
the priest wore them while ministering in the Holy place and not in the Holy of
Holies as some have said. The bells
ringing tell of the work that he did and the pomegranates speak of the
fruitfulness of his work.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: As a NT priest I am to be busy for the Lord and
fruitful for the Lord, which is what the significances of the bells and the
pomegranates are. I must confess that I
waste too much time when I could be doing something for the Lord and this needs
to be changed.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- I have been reminded the need of putting on the spiritual armor.
- Trust the Lord will guide my path and work things out for my good and for His glory.
Memory verses for the week: Exodus
30:1-3
- Then God spoke all these words, saying,
- I am
the Lord Your God who brought you out of the
- You shall have no other gods before Me.
7/26/2008 12:18 PM
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