And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
The ephod was the shorter, richly embroidered robe in the high priest's vestments, woven of gold with blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen as part of garments made for glory and beauty. It was made exactly according to the Lord's directions shown to Moses in the mount, by workmen God specially endowed for the work, and with its other parts was submitted to Moses for inspection and found made as commanded according to the true pattern. It belongs to the sanctuary built in the wilderness after Israel was brought out of Egypt so God might dwell among the people and reveal His great love more fully, carrying forward the unfolding plan of redemption before shown from Eden to the Exodus in the simple offering of a lamb for sin. That earthly tabernacle with all its materials and furnishings was typical of and foreshadowed the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man, serving unto the shadow of heavenly things with its leading features as a pattern and object lesson of Christ's priestly work in the heavenly sanctuary, and with all its rites and ceremonies pointing to the coming Messiah until its typical service passed away forever at the death of Christ when the veil of the temple was rent in twain.
Ephod Materials and Making
The ephod of the high priest was fashioned from gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. It was the shorter robe among his vestments, richly embroidered as part of garments made for glory and beauty. It was skillfully made, in keeping with the advanced textile and goldworking skills known in the ancient world.
It was made according to the Lord's directions for the sanctuary, exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount. It belongs to the account of preparing and fitting the tabernacle, which was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus. It is part of the record of how Israel carried out God's instructions for building the sanctuary and making its furnishings.
Exodus 35-40 records the carrying out of the instructions given in Exodus 25-31, showing the sanctuary with the ark and all its furniture and equipment built just as God directed. The building and setting up of the sanctuary in Exodus 33-40 comes immediately after and carries out the sanctuary instruction given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31, following in chronological order the events of Exodus 19-32. When the work was completed wonderful blessing and glory came down upon the congregation and the building. The sanctuary was made according to the pattern shown to Moses on the mountain, by workmen God specially endowed for the work. The work including its parts was submitted to Moses for inspection, and was found made as God commanded according to the true pattern.
Sanctuary Purpose and Typology
The making of the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet and fine twined linen belongs to the complete description of the sanctuary made as the dwelling place of God among the people. It is one of the particulars of the building of the sanctuary that Israel was instructed to make so He might dwell among them. It records one part of the worldly sanctuary constructed in the wilderness after Israel was brought out from Egypt so God might dwell among them, built exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount.
God asked Israel to make that sanctuary after leading them out of Egypt so He might dwell among them and reveal His great love more fully. This carried forward the unfolding plan of redemption previously shown from Eden to the Exodus in the simple offering of a lamb for sin upon a rough stone altar with the father of each family acting as priest and mediator. The record of making the sanctuary and its furnishings belongs within the account of the earthly sanctuary, whose leading features served as a pattern and object lesson of God's way and Christ's priestly work in the heavenly sanctuary.
That earthly tabernacle with all its materials and furnishings was typical of and foreshadowed the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man, serving unto the shadow of heavenly things. All its rites and ceremonies pointed to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform character and deliver from burdens. Its typical service passed away entirely and forever at the death of Christ when the veil of the temple was rent in twain. The verse belongs to the laws given through Moses, which include ceremonial laws and the types revealed through offerings and sacrifices. These laws are among the old-dispensation shadows through which the substance of the new dispensation can be traced.
The ephod was the shorter, richly embroidered robe in the high priest's vestments, woven of gold with blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen as part of garments made for glory and beauty. It was made exactly according to the Lord's directions shown to Moses in the mount, by workmen God specially endowed for the work, and with its other parts was submitted to Moses for inspection and found made as commanded according to the true pattern. It belongs to the sanctuary built in the wilderness after Israel was brought out of Egypt so God might dwell among the people and reveal His great love more fully, carrying forward the unfolding plan of redemption before shown from Eden to the Exodus in the simple offering of a lamb for sin. That earthly tabernacle with all its materials and furnishings was typical of and foreshadowed the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man, serving unto the shadow of heavenly things with its leading features as a pattern and object lesson of Christ's priestly work in the heavenly sanctuary, and with all its rites and ceremonies pointing to the coming Messiah until its typical service passed away forever at the death of Christ when the veil of the temple was rent in twain.
Ephod Materials and Making
The ephod of the high priest was fashioned from gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. It was the shorter robe among his vestments, richly embroidered as part of garments made for glory and beauty. It was skillfully made, in keeping with the advanced textile and goldworking skills known in the ancient world.
It was made according to the Lord's directions for the sanctuary, exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount. It belongs to the account of preparing and fitting the tabernacle, which was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus. It is part of the record of how Israel carried out God's instructions for building the sanctuary and making its furnishings.
Exodus 35-40 records the carrying out of the instructions given in Exodus 25-31, showing the sanctuary with the ark and all its furniture and equipment built just as God directed. The building and setting up of the sanctuary in Exodus 33-40 comes immediately after and carries out the sanctuary instruction given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31, following in chronological order the events of Exodus 19-32. When the work was completed wonderful blessing and glory came down upon the congregation and the building. The sanctuary was made according to the pattern shown to Moses on the mountain, by workmen God specially endowed for the work. The work including its parts was submitted to Moses for inspection, and was found made as God commanded according to the true pattern.
Sanctuary Purpose and Typology
The making of the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet and fine twined linen belongs to the complete description of the sanctuary made as the dwelling place of God among the people. It is one of the particulars of the building of the sanctuary that Israel was instructed to make so He might dwell among them. It records one part of the worldly sanctuary constructed in the wilderness after Israel was brought out from Egypt so God might dwell among them, built exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount.
God asked Israel to make that sanctuary after leading them out of Egypt so He might dwell among them and reveal His great love more fully. This carried forward the unfolding plan of redemption previously shown from Eden to the Exodus in the simple offering of a lamb for sin upon a rough stone altar with the father of each family acting as priest and mediator. The record of making the sanctuary and its furnishings belongs within the account of the earthly sanctuary, whose leading features served as a pattern and object lesson of God's way and Christ's priestly work in the heavenly sanctuary.
That earthly tabernacle with all its materials and furnishings was typical of and foreshadowed the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man, serving unto the shadow of heavenly things. All its rites and ceremonies pointed to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform character and deliver from burdens. Its typical service passed away entirely and forever at the death of Christ when the veil of the temple was rent in twain. The verse belongs to the laws given through Moses, which include ceremonial laws and the types revealed through offerings and sacrifices. These laws are among the old-dispensation shadows through which the substance of the new dispensation can be traced.