High Priest Sprinkles Blood Before the Mercy Seatby lylesouthwell
28:37Exodus 28:37
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
The forefront of the high priest's mitre bore a gold plate declaring holiness to the Lord, fastened to it by a blue lace. The mitre itself was a white linen turban worn on the head, with the engraved plate set upon its front. The plate's place there kept holiness before those serving in ministry as a standard of purity and a reminder to represent the Lord in an ennobling way.
The direction belongs to God's detailed and specific instructions for Aaron's priestly garments, prescribing the exact style of clothing for those ministering in the holy place and in the priest's office, suited to their work down to the placement of the plate. Such particularity shows the garments were symbolic and teaches that dress can carry meaning. The apparel was meant to impress all who saw it with the holiness of God, the sacredness of His worship, and the purity required of those coming into His presence. The priests' appearance was to show reverence and to lead the people to regard Him as holy and His service as sacred.
God may be honored or dishonored by the apparel of those officiating before Him, requiring care and order in everything connected with His service and especially cleanliness. In connection with this dress, priests had to wash their hands and feet at the laver set between the altar and the congregation in sight of the people before entering God's presence. This taught that every particle of dust must be put away, because God is so high and holy that failure to meet these conditions would bring death. Because dress carries meaning, Christ's followers should likewise represent Him by how they dress.
The inscription on the forefront of the mitre extends to God's people and even their common temporal things. It means the grace of Christ disciplines the whole human fabric so that mind, strength, body and soul partake of the divine nature as His purchased possession. All are to serve Him with the whole mind, heart, soul and strength, with all entrusted talents sanctified to God, so that the entire life is glorified. Then the Lord is glorified in His saints, and the worker reflects more and more the likeness of Christ to the perfection of the whole person. In the vision of Joshua the high priest, the fair mitre is placed on his head after his iniquity is removed and he is given clean garments.
The mitre points to Jesus Christ as Apostle and High Priest over His own house, worthy of more glory than Moses and higher than Moses and higher than the highest angel. He bears the name of Jehovah upon His mitre and the name of Israel upon His breastplate. He was the invisible Leader of Israel enshrouded in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night in the wilderness wandering, the Angel of the covenant coming in the name of God. As the Son of God and Majesty of heaven exalted above the angels He took humanity that humanity might touch humanity, and in the form of man humbled Himself and became a servant. By His life in humanity people may become partakers of the divine nature, and in His work of redemption He carries with Him all who have received Him and believed on His name.
At the close of the prophetic periods in 1844, when He ended His ministration in the holy place and closed the door of that apartment, Jesus clothed Himself with these precious garments. Among them was the mitre with its front plate fastened by blue lace, appearing as a crown upon His head. He was fully attired with the bell-and-pomegranate robe and the glittering breastplate bearing engraved names. Surrounded by angels He then passed in a flaming chariot within the second veil.
The forefront of the high priest's mitre bore a gold plate declaring holiness to the Lord, fastened to it by a blue lace. The mitre itself was a white linen turban worn on the head, with the engraved plate set upon its front. The plate's place there kept holiness before those serving in ministry as a standard of purity and a reminder to represent the Lord in an ennobling way.
The direction belongs to God's detailed and specific instructions for Aaron's priestly garments, prescribing the exact style of clothing for those ministering in the holy place and in the priest's office, suited to their work down to the placement of the plate. Such particularity shows the garments were symbolic and teaches that dress can carry meaning. The apparel was meant to impress all who saw it with the holiness of God, the sacredness of His worship, and the purity required of those coming into His presence. The priests' appearance was to show reverence and to lead the people to regard Him as holy and His service as sacred.
God may be honored or dishonored by the apparel of those officiating before Him, requiring care and order in everything connected with His service and especially cleanliness. In connection with this dress, priests had to wash their hands and feet at the laver set between the altar and the congregation in sight of the people before entering God's presence. This taught that every particle of dust must be put away, because God is so high and holy that failure to meet these conditions would bring death. Because dress carries meaning, Christ's followers should likewise represent Him by how they dress.
The inscription on the forefront of the mitre extends to God's people and even their common temporal things. It means the grace of Christ disciplines the whole human fabric so that mind, strength, body and soul partake of the divine nature as His purchased possession. All are to serve Him with the whole mind, heart, soul and strength, with all entrusted talents sanctified to God, so that the entire life is glorified. Then the Lord is glorified in His saints, and the worker reflects more and more the likeness of Christ to the perfection of the whole person. In the vision of Joshua the high priest, the fair mitre is placed on his head after his iniquity is removed and he is given clean garments.
The mitre points to Jesus Christ as Apostle and High Priest over His own house, worthy of more glory than Moses and higher than Moses and higher than the highest angel. He bears the name of Jehovah upon His mitre and the name of Israel upon His breastplate. He was the invisible Leader of Israel enshrouded in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night in the wilderness wandering, the Angel of the covenant coming in the name of God. As the Son of God and Majesty of heaven exalted above the angels He took humanity that humanity might touch humanity, and in the form of man humbled Himself and became a servant. By His life in humanity people may become partakers of the divine nature, and in His work of redemption He carries with Him all who have received Him and believed on His name.
At the close of the prophetic periods in 1844, when He ended His ministration in the holy place and closed the door of that apartment, Jesus clothed Himself with these precious garments. Among them was the mitre with its front plate fastened by blue lace, appearing as a crown upon His head. He was fully attired with the bell-and-pomegranate robe and the glittering breastplate bearing engraved names. Surrounded by angels He then passed in a flaming chariot within the second veil.