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Daily Devotion: Exodus 28:36-38

Exodus 28:36-38     "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."

Chapters twenty-five, twenty-six, and twenty-seven of this book are devoted to a detailed description of the pattern for the tabernacle and all the things that were to go in it. I do not pretend to be able to write in depth about the meaning of all the various instruments and the exacting standards to which they were to be made. But one thing is abundantly clear: the house of the LORD is a glorious place made to His specifications. It is not to be changed by the thoughts and ideas of men.

Chapter twenty-eight is devoted to the describing the garments of the high priest. Again, these garments were made to exacting standards and were to be a thing of beauty. They were designed to give a semblance of glory to the one that would offer to the LORD for the people. In this, we can readily see a foreshadowing or our great High Priest, Jesus Christ. 

The high priest wore a plate of pure gold which was placed on a field of blue lace. This was attached to the head piece (mitre) of the priest’s garments. Upon this plate of gold was engraved the words HOLINESS TO THE LORD. The text tells us that this was to be always on the forehead of the high priest. It was there so that the high priest would bear the iniquity of the holy things that God’s people offered.

These scriptures point out two things clearly: sin is condemned in our flesh, and we need Jesus to be acceptable before the LORD. Even when we bring the very best we have (just as the children of Israel were commanded in that day), it is touched with iniquity. Only through the mediation of our High Priest are we accepted before the LORD. In Him alone are we able to offer holy gifts to God. In Christ alone do we stand holy as He is holy.

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