Nov 6, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. (Exodus 28:11) The two shoham stones, worn on the shoulders of the High Priest, were both engraved with the...
Nov 5, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel. (Exodus 28:9) Though most translations identify these two stones as being onyx stones, the reality is that the Hebrew word shoham is of unknown origin. In fact, many...
Nov 4, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. (Exodus 28:3) Just as with all of the other components that...
Nov 3, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. (Exodus 28:2) That the garments prepared for Aaron and his sons are described as being for “glory and beauty” is interesting considering their duties. No...
Nov 2, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (Exodus 28:1) The selection of Aaron and his sons to be priests unto...
Nov 1, 2022 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. (Exodus 27:20) In addition to providing a pure light in the sanctuary, the menorah was to provide a...
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