Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. The Bible tells one big story of redemption,

and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to

finish and exploring how all of it points to Jesus.

Hello and welcome back to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. My name is Katie, and

today we're diving in to Exodus 28 through 30. We are back with Moses on top of Mount Sinai with God.

Remember, he's spending 40 days and 40 nights with him. God is telling Moses how he will dwell

with the Israelites from now on, detailing the tabernacle that will hold his presence.

In today's chapters, God tells Moses exactly how the priest of Israel will dress,

how they'll purify themselves and sacrifice before coming into Yahweh's presence.

He begins with the wardrobe that the high priest will wear to meet with God.

Aaron and his sons were priest of Israel. Priesthood could only be passed down by blood,

not by achievement or honor. You couldn't earn it. The high priest would be adorned with an

effod made of fine linen and embroidered with purple and blue and scarlet yarn.

What is an effod? Think of a modern day apron. This effod would have shoulder pieces made of gold.

Hanging from the shoulder pieces would be a breast piece that would hang over the priest's heart.

Made of yarn, it had 12 gemstones. Each gemstone had a tribe of Israel engraved on it.

These names are to be a reminder to the high priest of God's love for Israel.

Under the effod would be a robe made of linen. Bells and pomegranate shape and

embroidery line the bottom. The bells could be heard as the high priest moved around the inside

the tabernacle. If those outside heard the bells, they could be sure that the priest was still alive

in the presence of God. Next, Moses uses an entire chapter to detail how Aaron and his sons should

be ordained. The process would take seven days. It involved a cleansing with water, sacrifices

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