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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 39:8-9 They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. It was square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double. (At the Lord's instructions, the weavers create a breastpiece to hang over the vestment of the ephod garment of the high priest. About nine inches square, it would be crafted out of the same colors and fabrics as the ephod to, again, represent the divinity of Christ, blue for His royalty, red for His humanity, purple to depict His dual Nature, both God and Man, and the white linen into which all these colors were woven for His purity and holiness. This garment piece of the high priest worn in his official duties represents to us the truth that the Lord's intervention for us is based in the strong and sure foundation of His unique Person, as both intercessor and advocate for us, as Savior and Lord Who has the power to forgive sin and to make us acceptable to Father God.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 39:6-7 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. (As the Lord directs the clothiers to engrave the names of each of Jacob's sons on two onyx stones and to place the stones in finely crafted filigree settings on the shoulder fastenings of the priest's ephod, He is portraying a powerful truth for the Israelites and for us, that He knows them by name and that each tribe of His people is so highly valued that He engraves their names on a precious stone where their names are sealed and cannot be erased and places their names in a gold setting, finely crafted in beautiful filigree. Today, His message to us is that He knows us by name, as well, that our names are sealed and cannot be erased from relationship with Him, that He places high value on us, and that He sets us in the fine gold setting of His Own righteousness.) Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. (The high priest now carries on his shoulders the names of God's people . In an even more powerful way, the Lord carries each of us on His shoulders today. We rest in the power of His Name and in the strength in which He walks. God shows us in this early symbolic depiction that Jesus has sealed us to Him, that He carries us, and that we can rest in His strength as He lifts us and carries us through today's difficult places. We are carried in His strength.)    May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 39:2-3  They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen— the work of skilled hands.   (This ephod, a vestment worn over the chest of the high priest, is woven with symbolic colors, blue to represent heaven, red to represent man, and purple to represent Jesus, Who is both God and Man. Intertwined and woven throughout are gold threads to show the sparkle and shine of God's royalty and truths. They also provide firmness to show God's omnipresence and rule. Gold represents Christ's deity and His priceless love and sacrifice for us. The symbolic colors represent Christ's identity and His work of atonement and relate to the broad descriptive themes of Jesus contained in each of the four gospels The white linen shows the purity and sinlessness of Christ and point to Jesus as the Son of Man that Luke depicts. Blue refers to Jesus' source, that He came from heaven, that He was, in fact, God made flesh which John describes. Red represents the earth and red-blooded mankind and hearkens to the humanity of Christ as the suffering Servant which Mark describes. Purple, a combination of blue and red, represents the royalty of Christ and also that Jesus was both fully God and fully Man, the divine and human God Man which Matthew describes. In all this symbolism, the Lord draws an amazing picture even in the minute details of the priest's clothing of His awesome plan for us, foreshadowing Christ's entrance into humanity, a plan that He chose to reveal even in the minute details of the priest's clothing. Today, we are the recipients of the beauty of these color representations, as we walk out the truth of Who Christ is and of Who He has become in us.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 39:2  They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. (Over the high priest's outer garment and covering his chest would be a vestment woven of white linen symbolizing two truths, that the high priest was holy before the Lord and, because any perspiration generated while Aaron served would evaporate through the porous linen material, that no effort on Aaron's part made him acceptable to the Lord. The linen conveyed the message that no one could become holy through their own efforts, but only through the provision that the Lord provided. This is still true for us today. We cannot be saved through our works. The opposite is also true, that if we cannot save ourselves, no matter how hard we try, neither can we refute Christ's salvation by not living up to what we label as perfection. We cannot be perfect, and we cannot break off, by our imperfections and failures, the salvation in which Christ has covered us. We cannot and never will be able to achieve either of those conditions. Part of God's merciful and grace-filled provision is that we have a High Priest Who is touched by the feelings of our infirmities and knows we need Him to help us live holy lives pleasing to Him.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 39:1b  They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses. (As Bezalel continued to execute the building instructions for the tabernacle, for its furnishings, and for the ark of the covenant, he turns his hand to the serving apparel that Aaron as the High Priest would wear when he ministered before the Lord. Aaron's clothing would be specially made to signify his unique position and title. Though the Israelites did not yet know this truth, Aaron's position as high priest would represent the later position of Jesus Christ Who stands before God on our behalf representing us and our needs, while also presenting Himself as the perfect and acceptable sacrificial atonement for us. Today, we do not need an "Aaron" to be the intermediary between us and God. Today, we have the fulfillment of the Aaronic priesthood in the Person of Jesus Christ Who presents Himself on our behalf as a perfect sacrifice and as our Savior Redeemer. Today, like Aaron of old, we are clothed with a holy garment, the garment of Christ's blood sacrifice that covers us with His righteousness) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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