Today's text from the ESV Study Bible: Exodus 28-29.
One of the joys of my second journey through the Bible is that I am able to comprehend a little more this time through.
My first journey could only be described as shock and awe. I had no idea the things that lie between the covers of this book.
I distinctly remember my quandary, in my post from a year ago, as I contemplated the amazing detail that God provided Moses in the construction of this garment.
Certainly God is not merely an artful fashion designer, but has in each detail something to teach us.
This year, as I journey through these verses I have sought out the thoughts of A.W. Pink, and C.H. Spurgeon.
A.W. Pink shares with us the archetypes presented in these garments, while C.H. Spurgeon would instruct us that although these outward ceremonies have been abolished, the most important inward meanings still remain.
Here we see God's priest installed into service, ultimately fulfilled in Messiah, our Great High Priest, and now each true Christian, filled with the Holy Spirit, and subsequently now God's tabernacle on earth, called into the service of God as spiritual priests.
As I was reading A.W. Pink's description of the priesthood, he was chiding the church for their intense ignorance on this subject, and calling us all to dig deep to understand all that God has to teach us in the institution of priesthood, and of Aaron's priestly garments.
Once again, I am reminded that we are imprudent to ride a jet ski across the top of God's holy word. Often we must shut the thing off, don our deep sea diver's suit, and plunge into the depths of God's instruction for us. Otherwise, we show disrespect to Yahweh, and bring harm to ourselves through our ignorance.





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