Good Morning. 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...

Good Morning. 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...

Good Morning. It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones. (Exodus 28:16-17) As we discussed yesterday, God considers His people to be His own "special...

Good Morning. It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones. (Exodus 28:16-17) Upon the breastplate, which was foursquare, were twelve stones representing...

Good Morning. 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. (Exodus 28:15) The breastplate was surely...

Good Morning. And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial. (Exodus 28:12) As we have shared previously, these shoham...

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...

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...

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...

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 doubt, the...

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...

 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...