8And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
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And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
And thou shalt make ouches of gold; …
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-31)In this account of the making of the priests’ garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests’ garments are called here clothes of service , Exod. 39:1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service; for from those upon whom honour is put service is expected. It is said of those that are arrayed in white robes that they…
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