And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
Exodus 39:22 records the making of the robe worn with the ephod for the wilderness tabernacle, woven in one piece and entirely of blue. It belongs to the closing chapters of Exodus that carry out the instructions for the sanctuary given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31 and continue in order the history begun in Exodus 19. The sanctuary thus built was what God commanded Israel to make after bringing them out of Egypt so that He might dwell among them, and worship on earth was centered there. It was built from free-will offerings by workmen specially endowed by God, according to the divine pattern shown to Moses in the mount. That earthly sanctuary and its furnishings were a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary, given as a many-sided object lesson of the great plan of salvation whose services and objects pointed to Christ and His work.
Tabernacle Setting and Robe
Exodus 39:22 stands in the closing chapters of Exodus that relate the preparing, fitting, building and setting up of the tabernacle. Those chapters record the carrying out of the instructions for the sanctuary given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31. In the order of the book they continue in chronological order the events from Exodus 19 to Exodus 32, with the building and setting up in Exodus 33-40 coming immediately after the instruction. The account in Exodus 35-40 shows the sanctuary furniture and equipment being made just as God directed.
The preparation thus described led to the tabernacle being set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus. The sanctuary so built was a richly made structure with embroidered curtains and several coverings. It is also described as a marvelously beautiful sanctuary whose directions for building are given in Exodus 25-40.
The verse itself records the making of the robe of the ephod for the wilderness tabernacle. That robe was of woven work, entirely of blue. Its making belonged to the completed work in which the Lord's directions for the sanctuary were carried out explicitly.
The making of the sanctuary furniture exactly as directed was followed by blessing coming down upon the congregation and the completed building. The completion and inaugurating of the sanctuary and its services was followed by a manifestation of God's glory. That manifestation showed His acceptance of the people's repentance.
Sanctuary Purpose and Pattern
The sanctuary was what God commanded Israel to build after leading them out of Egypt, that He might dwell among them and reveal His great love more fully, and worship on earth was centered in that wilderness tabernacle of which the robe of the ephod woven entirely of blue was a part. It was built from the free-will offerings of all that would be used in its building, by workmen specially endowed by God for the work, according to a divine pattern given by God to Moses in the mount. It was given as a great, multiple object-lesson by various forms and rites comprehending the great plan of salvation, because Israel's hundreds of years of slavery had unfitted them to comprehend God's great salvation and the character He required after He redeemed them from Egyptian bondage with a mighty hand.
It carried forward the plan of redemption earlier shown in the simple offering of a lamb for sin upon an altar of rough stones with the father of each family acting as priest. The earthly sanctuary and its furnishings, including the high-priestly robe made by woven work and entirely blue, were given as a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary, and its services and objects pointed to Christ and His work. The verse is part of the law of Moses commanded in Horeb with statutes and judgments, set forth in Exodus 20 to 40 and Leviticus, including civil regulations, laws concerning sacrifices and offerings, laws regulating conduct, health laws, ceremonial laws and moral laws including the Ten Commandments. Its offerings, sacrifices and types in shadow trace the substance of the new dispensation, and God's people are called to give attention to that law in the last days.
Exodus 39:22 records the making of the robe worn with the ephod for the wilderness tabernacle, woven in one piece and entirely of blue. It belongs to the closing chapters of Exodus that carry out the instructions for the sanctuary given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31 and continue in order the history begun in Exodus 19. The sanctuary thus built was what God commanded Israel to make after bringing them out of Egypt so that He might dwell among them, and worship on earth was centered there. It was built from free-will offerings by workmen specially endowed by God, according to the divine pattern shown to Moses in the mount. That earthly sanctuary and its furnishings were a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary, given as a many-sided object lesson of the great plan of salvation whose services and objects pointed to Christ and His work.
Tabernacle Setting and Robe
Exodus 39:22 stands in the closing chapters of Exodus that relate the preparing, fitting, building and setting up of the tabernacle. Those chapters record the carrying out of the instructions for the sanctuary given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31. In the order of the book they continue in chronological order the events from Exodus 19 to Exodus 32, with the building and setting up in Exodus 33-40 coming immediately after the instruction. The account in Exodus 35-40 shows the sanctuary furniture and equipment being made just as God directed.
The preparation thus described led to the tabernacle being set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus. The sanctuary so built was a richly made structure with embroidered curtains and several coverings. It is also described as a marvelously beautiful sanctuary whose directions for building are given in Exodus 25-40.
The verse itself records the making of the robe of the ephod for the wilderness tabernacle. That robe was of woven work, entirely of blue. Its making belonged to the completed work in which the Lord's directions for the sanctuary were carried out explicitly.
The making of the sanctuary furniture exactly as directed was followed by blessing coming down upon the congregation and the completed building. The completion and inaugurating of the sanctuary and its services was followed by a manifestation of God's glory. That manifestation showed His acceptance of the people's repentance.
Sanctuary Purpose and Pattern
The sanctuary was what God commanded Israel to build after leading them out of Egypt, that He might dwell among them and reveal His great love more fully, and worship on earth was centered in that wilderness tabernacle of which the robe of the ephod woven entirely of blue was a part. It was built from the free-will offerings of all that would be used in its building, by workmen specially endowed by God for the work, according to a divine pattern given by God to Moses in the mount. It was given as a great, multiple object-lesson by various forms and rites comprehending the great plan of salvation, because Israel's hundreds of years of slavery had unfitted them to comprehend God's great salvation and the character He required after He redeemed them from Egyptian bondage with a mighty hand.
It carried forward the plan of redemption earlier shown in the simple offering of a lamb for sin upon an altar of rough stones with the father of each family acting as priest. The earthly sanctuary and its furnishings, including the high-priestly robe made by woven work and entirely blue, were given as a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary, and its services and objects pointed to Christ and His work. The verse is part of the law of Moses commanded in Horeb with statutes and judgments, set forth in Exodus 20 to 40 and Leviticus, including civil regulations, laws concerning sacrifices and offerings, laws regulating conduct, health laws, ceremonial laws and moral laws including the Ten Commandments. Its offerings, sacrifices and types in shadow trace the substance of the new dispensation, and God's people are called to give attention to that law in the last days.