Today is the eighth day of February. Welcome to the daily audio Bible. I am Brian and it is wonderful to be coming to you from the land of the Bible.

As we are here in Israel for our annual pilgrimage and so we were able to have dinner last night and get together and get oriented and so today will be our first day out and about.

We will talk about that in a little while. We have all gathered around the global campfire to take the next step forward in the scriptures and so let's dive in and diving in leads us back into the book of Exodus.

We are a round-mount Sinai and God is issuing to Moses the laws and statutes that will organize this people who were formally slaves into a cohesive people of God with a mission and a land of promise out in front of them.

Exodus, Chapter 28

Bring Aaron, your brother, near to you from among the people of Israel and his sons with him so that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

Bring Aaron and Nadab, a bahu al-ayazar in ithemaar, Aaron's sons. You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother to give him honor and splendor.

Speak to all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with this spirit of wisdom so that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him so that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

These are the garments which they shall make, a chest pouch, a special vest, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash.

They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and for his sons so that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

The craftsmen shall use the gold and the blue, purple, and scarlet material and the fine linen.

They shall make the special vest of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet material and of fine woven linen, the work of a skillful craftsman.

It is to have two shoulder straps, one on each side so that the vest can be fastened together.

The decorated band, which is attached to the vest, is to be just like it.

Made of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet material and of fine woven linen. Take two onyx stones and engrave the names of the sons of Israel on them.

Six of their names on one stone and the names of the other six on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

Two stones with the names of the sons of Israel, in the same way that a gem cutter engraves a seal.

Mount them in settings of gold, put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the vest to be memorial stones for the people of Israel.

Aaron shall bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the Lord. Make settings of gold and two chains of pure gold.

Make them like braided cords and attach the braided chains to the settings.

You shall make a chest pouch to be used for making decisions. The work of a skillful craftsman.

You shall make it with the same workmanship as the vest. Make it from gold and from blue, purple, and scarlet material and from fine woven linen.

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