“And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 28:2, 4 KJV
The special garment made for God’s priests was to show his authority and leadership. The garment consisted of a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered tunic, a turban and a sash, giving the priests beauty, honour and dignity. The ephod vest of blue, purple and red wool, decorated with gold had two shoulder straps of onyx attached, with the name of twelve tribes engraved on the two onyx stones. So the high priest carried this into the Presence of God. The breastplate had twelve precious stones on it. Today, in the new covenant, we are all priests before God and clothed in Christ, our most special Garment. Christ, our High Priest, carries us in His Heart into God’s Presence at all times. We as the Body of Christ carry one another’s burdens in prayer as our blessed service. Let’s make our intercession lively, vital and life-giving for the Body of Christ. Amen!
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