Breastplate of Judgment

Mo. 3/11/13: Exodus 28:4                  What were the priest’s six garments?

And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.

What were the priest’s six garments? The garments were breastplate, ephod, robe, tunic, turban and a sash.

Tu. 3/12/13: Exodus 28:15, 22 – 23                  What was on the breastplate?

“You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

“You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold.

And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

What was on the breastplate? Braided chains and two gold rings.

We. 3/13/13: Exodus 28:26, 28                  What bound the breastplate?

“You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

What bound the breastplate? An intricately woven blue chord bound it.

Th. 3/14/13: Exodus 28:29 – 30                  What did the breastplate mean?

“So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually. And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.

What did the breastplate mean? Aaron bore Israel’s judgment over his heart.

Fr. 3/15/13: Romans 5:18                  What if we bore our judgment?

Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

What if we bore our judgment? The result is condemnation. But…