And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
Exodus 39:28 names part of the common priests' clothing for the wilderness sanctuary, the fine-linen turban and head coverings and the finely woven linen breeches. It belongs to the divine pattern for the tabernacle given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31 and carried out in Exodus 35-40 when Israel built and set up the sanctuary exactly as God directed. Like the rest of that earthly sanctuary, these garments were made precisely so God might dwell among His redeemed people, forming a great object lesson to teach the plan of salvation and point to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin and transform character. With the death of Christ and the rending of the veil that typical and shadowy earthly service passed away entirely and forever.
Tabernacle Context and Construction
Exodus 39:28 falls within the account of the wilderness tabernacle pitched after Israel came out of Egypt, the building erected at God's command and used as the center of earthly worship described in Exodus 25 to 40. It belongs to the detailed instructions for the tabernacle and its furniture in Exodus 25-31, given to Moses during his forty days stay in the mountain as the divine pattern. Exodus 35-40, especially Exodus 36-40, relates the preparation, fitting, construction and setting up of the tabernacle, carrying out those instructions just as God directed.
The work was minutely detailed, made from free-will offerings by workmen God specially endowed, inspected by Moses and found to match what God commanded, showing the Lord's directions were explicitly carried out. The tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus. When the work was completed wonderful blessing and glory came down upon the congregation and the building, showing God accepted the people's repentance.
God told Moses to have Israel make this marvelously beautiful sanctuary after redeeming them from Egyptian bondage so He might dwell among them to reveal more fully His great love. This continued the unfolding plan of redemption after the simple service from Eden to the Exodus in which a lamb for sin was offered on an altar of rough stones with the father of each family acting as priest. It belongs to the great multiple object-lesson by forms and rites that taught the plan of salvation to a people unfitted by slavery to comprehend God's salvation and the character He required.
Linen Garments and Meaning
The verse lists the priests' linen garments prepared for the sanctuary service, a mitre of fine linen, goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, described as a fine-linen turban, fine-linen head coverings, and breeches of finely woven linen. It belongs to the account of the sanctuary's construction and inauguration, when God's glory showed He accepted the people's repentance. It gives one detail of the worldly sanctuary pitched in the wilderness after Israel came out of Egypt and described in Exodus 25 to 40.
The white-linen turban or miter is part of the common priests' garments. Fine linen and skilled workmanship were known in the ancient world, supporting the historical plausibility of the tabernacle account.
The verse belongs to the laws given through Moses, which include more than the Ten Commandments, including statutes and judgments, ceremonial laws, sacrifices, offerings, and types, preserving the shadows through which the substance of the new dispensation can be traced. Like the dimensions, material, furnishings, rites and ceremonies of that worldly sanctuary, this clothing was made exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount so God might dwell among His people, and was typical and shadowy, an object lesson pointing to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform character, and deliver from burdens. With the death of Christ and the rending of the veil that earthly sanctuary passed away entirely and forever.
Exodus 39:28 names part of the common priests' clothing for the wilderness sanctuary, the fine-linen turban and head coverings and the finely woven linen breeches. It belongs to the divine pattern for the tabernacle given to Moses in the mount in Exodus 25-31 and carried out in Exodus 35-40 when Israel built and set up the sanctuary exactly as God directed. Like the rest of that earthly sanctuary, these garments were made precisely so God might dwell among His redeemed people, forming a great object lesson to teach the plan of salvation and point to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin and transform character. With the death of Christ and the rending of the veil that typical and shadowy earthly service passed away entirely and forever.
Tabernacle Context and Construction
Exodus 39:28 falls within the account of the wilderness tabernacle pitched after Israel came out of Egypt, the building erected at God's command and used as the center of earthly worship described in Exodus 25 to 40. It belongs to the detailed instructions for the tabernacle and its furniture in Exodus 25-31, given to Moses during his forty days stay in the mountain as the divine pattern. Exodus 35-40, especially Exodus 36-40, relates the preparation, fitting, construction and setting up of the tabernacle, carrying out those instructions just as God directed.
The work was minutely detailed, made from free-will offerings by workmen God specially endowed, inspected by Moses and found to match what God commanded, showing the Lord's directions were explicitly carried out. The tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year from the Exodus. When the work was completed wonderful blessing and glory came down upon the congregation and the building, showing God accepted the people's repentance.
God told Moses to have Israel make this marvelously beautiful sanctuary after redeeming them from Egyptian bondage so He might dwell among them to reveal more fully His great love. This continued the unfolding plan of redemption after the simple service from Eden to the Exodus in which a lamb for sin was offered on an altar of rough stones with the father of each family acting as priest. It belongs to the great multiple object-lesson by forms and rites that taught the plan of salvation to a people unfitted by slavery to comprehend God's salvation and the character He required.
Linen Garments and Meaning
The verse lists the priests' linen garments prepared for the sanctuary service, a mitre of fine linen, goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, described as a fine-linen turban, fine-linen head coverings, and breeches of finely woven linen. It belongs to the account of the sanctuary's construction and inauguration, when God's glory showed He accepted the people's repentance. It gives one detail of the worldly sanctuary pitched in the wilderness after Israel came out of Egypt and described in Exodus 25 to 40.
The white-linen turban or miter is part of the common priests' garments. Fine linen and skilled workmanship were known in the ancient world, supporting the historical plausibility of the tabernacle account.
The verse belongs to the laws given through Moses, which include more than the Ten Commandments, including statutes and judgments, ceremonial laws, sacrifices, offerings, and types, preserving the shadows through which the substance of the new dispensation can be traced. Like the dimensions, material, furnishings, rites and ceremonies of that worldly sanctuary, this clothing was made exactly according to the directions given to Moses in the mount so God might dwell among His people, and was typical and shadowy, an object lesson pointing to the coming Messiah and His power to forgive sin, transform character, and deliver from burdens. With the death of Christ and the rending of the veil that earthly sanctuary passed away entirely and forever.