Exodus 39:27-31
They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, and the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twined linen, and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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.” And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Tag: Clothed in Holiness
In the above passage we have a description of the clothes that were made for the priest (Aaron and his sons) that they would wear before God when they worshipped. Along with the description of clothes, Moses describes the "inscription" placed on the garments: Holy to the Lord. Moses is making sure that Aaron and his sons remember they are in a special place: They are Holy (set apart) to God. In the book of Revelation we read about the "Church at Sardis" and their garments. God's Word often speaks of our "garments" in Christ. Note:
Revelation 3:4-5
Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
We have been clothed in the righteousness of Christ. We are "holy" - separated to God. Our "inscription" is the Spirit of God in our lives. We have been set apart as holy:
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
We are not holy, today, because we wear holy garments on the outside. We are holy, today, because we have been clothed with holiness within.
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