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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Exodus 28:31-43
The robe, wholly of blue, which Aaron had to wear beneath the ephod, speaks to us of the heavenly character of our High Priest. While He has been made higher than the heavens (Hebrews 7:26), a witness is rendered to Him on the earth by these "brethren dwelling together in unity" sustained by His priesthood in heaven, and who together comprise, as it were, "the hem of his garments" (Psalms 133:1-2). The bells make us think of what ought to be heard in the lives of the children of God. Their tinkling was the evidence that the priest was living. Do we show to all around us that Christ is living? The pomegranates represent fruit: that which should be seen in the lives of the saints if they remain attached to the "robe" of the heavenly Man (cf. John 15:5). And let us emphasize that since the bells and the pomegranates are equal in number, words and deeds should go hand in hand in the life of every child of God. But if we feel weak and failing in this witness and service, we have a sure resource: Jesus before God in His absolute holiness, having on His forehead the golden plate "Holiness to the LORD". While considering Him, we shall no longer be occupied with our own weaknesses, but with His perfections (Psalms 84:9).
The last part of the chapter describes the clothing of the sons of Aaron, and makes as think of the promise in Psalms 132:16.
