Each of the high priest's garments has its own significance. The coat of pure linen (28:39) indicates the high priest as a righteousness man; the blue robe (31-35) as a heavenly man; the mitre with its golden plate (36-38) as a holy man. Reflect how in all these the ways how the priestly garments reflected the ultimate high priest.
Secondly, what can we learn from this chapter concerning the way in which to draw near to God on behalf of others? We learn that the high priest bears the judgment of his people upon when he comes before the Lord. "Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly." (28:30)
Such a drawing near before a perfectly holy God is something intensely fearful.
"And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the Lord, and when he comes out, so that he does not die." (28:35)
How must we be clad, and what ought we to be concerned to do? We must be clad in utter and complete holiness "lest they bear guilt and die. This shall be a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him." (43)
As believers under the new covenant, how grateful are we that we are covered by the precious blood of Christ that we come before God in confident access!
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