출애굽기 Chapter 39

Translation: ESV

1

From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Key Message

Ministry before God requires a distinct identity, and our identity is found in being clothed with Christ's righteousness.

▸The making of the priestly garments is recorded.

The making of the priestly garments is recorded. The 'holy garments' are not mere clothing but a visible sign displaying the priest's special role and distinctness. Just as clothing reveals a worshiper's identity, the saints of the New Testament are 'clothed' with Christ's righteousness.

Related Verses

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
6

They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, with the names of the sons of Israel.

Key Message

Our high priest Christ remembers the names of all his children before God, engraved on his heart.

▸Two onyx stones bearing the names of Israel's twelve tribes are attached to the shoulder pieces of the high priest's ephod.

30

They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, 'Holy to the LORD.'

Key Message

'Holy to the LORD' is the identity of the believer, declaring that every area of our lives is offered to God.

▸'Holy to the LORD' (Qodesh laYHWH) is the inscription on the gold plate attached to the front of the high priest's turban.

42

According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work.

Key Message

Complete obedience to God's commands is the foundation of worship that pleases God.

▸'According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses'—this expression is the key refrain repeated throughout Exodus 25-40.