Exodus 28 Garments, Two Stones, and the Khoshen


Garments, Two Stones, and the Khoshen

 

Throughout this text, Yehovah is commanding someone identified as thou to do all these various things. Who is this thou, and how in the world can he do all these things?

 

Background and printed text: Exodus 28

 

Exodus 28:1 And thou: make– Aharon thy brother and his sons with him –approach unto thee from the midst of the children of Israel to priest him to me—Aharon, He-Liberally-Gave [Nadav] and My-Father-Is-He [Avi-Hu], Mighty-[One]-Helped [El-Azar] and Where-Is-The-Palm? [Ee-Tamar], the sons of Aharon.

 

2And thou shalt make garments of the Holy-[One] for Aharon thy brother for Importance and for Brightness. 3And thou—thou shalt speak unto all wise-[ones] of heart whom I filled him, Spirit of Wisdom. And they shall make the garments of Aharon to sanctify him to priest him to me.

 

4And these are the garments that they shall make: a Silencer-Hastener and an I-Will-Redeem [via force] and an Ascender and a Cotton-Garment thou shalt interweave, a Winding, and a Father-Inclined. And they shall make garments of a Holy-[One] to Aharon thy brother and to his sons to priest him to me.

 

5And they—they shall take the gold and the blue and the purple and the second earthworm [earthworm crimson] and the byssus. 6And they shall make the I-Will-Redeem [via force] gold, blue and purple, earthworm crimson and byssus of the groping of a stranger, the doing of a thinker. 7He shall be two fellowshipped shoulders to him unto two of his edges. And he shall be fellowshipped. 8And the thinker of his I-Will-Redeem [via force] that is upon him—as his doer from him—shall be gold, blue and purple and a second earthworm [earthworm crimson], and byssus of the groping of a stranger.

 

9And thou shalt take two stones of onyx. And thou shalt open names of the children of Israel upon them: 10six from their names upon the one stone, and names of the six of the remaining-ones upon the second stone according to their childing, 11work of an engraver of stone. Thou shalt open two of the stones, openings of a signet, upon names of the children of Israel. Thou shalt make them encompassed from weavings of gold. 12And thou shalt put two of the stones upon the shoulders of the I-Will-Redeem [via force], stones of remembrance to the children of Israel. And Aharon shall carry their names to the faces of Yehovah upon two of his shoulders to a remembrance.

 

13And thou shalt make weavings of gold 14and two chain-links of pure gold from the borders. Thou shalt make them the work of a rope. And thou shalt give the chain-links of the ropes upon the weavings.

 

15And thou shalt make the Silencer-Hastener of Justice, the doing of a thinker. Thou shalt make him as the doing of the I-Will-Redeem [via force]. Thou shalt make him gold, blue and purple, and the second earthworm [earthworm crimson], and byssus of the groping of a stranger. 16He shall be stretched-out, doubled, a scattering of his length and a scattering of his breadth. 17And thou shalt fill into him the filling of a stone—four tours, a stone of a tour: ruby [red, man], topaz [paled her], and an emerald [and thou shalt lightning], the one tour. 18And the second tour is a garnet [he moved thee to and fro], a sapphire [cerulean, a recorder], and a diamond [and he smote into pieces]. 19And the third tour an opal [he tasted], an agate [his return, his captivity], and an amethyst [and I dreamed her]. 20And the fourth tour: a beryl [Tarshish, thou wilt break down to pieces], and an onyx [he will be pale], and a jasper [and he polished her]. Weavings are gold! They shall be in their fillings. 21And the stones shall be upon the names of the children of Israel—twelve upon their names, openings of a signet. They shall be a man upon his name to the twelve, a tribe.

 

22And thou shalt make a chain-link of a border upon the Silencer-Hastener, the work of a rope of pure gold. 23And thou shalt make two sunk-impressions of gold upon the Silencer-Hastener. And thou shalt give two of the sunk-impressions upon two of the edges of the Silencer-Hastener. 24And thou shalt give two ropes of the gold upon two of the sunk-impressions unto the edges of the Silencer-Hastener. 25And thou shalt give two of the edges, two of the ropes upon two of the weavings. And thou shalt give upon the shoulders of the I-Will-Redeem [via force] unto the frontmost of his faces. 26And thou shalt make two sunk-impressions of gold. And thou shalt put them upon two edges of the Silencer-Hastener upon his lips that are unto-over the I-Will-Redeem [via force] inside her. 27And thou shalt make two sunk-impressions of gold. And thou shalt give them upon two of the shoulders of the I-Will-Redeem [via force] below, from in front of his faces opposite his fellowshipment, from above to the thinker of the I-Will-Redeem [via force]. 28And they shall connect the Silencer-Hastener from his sunk-impression unto the sunk-impression of the I-Will-Redeem [via force] with a twine of blue to be upon the thinker of the I-Will-Redeem [via force]. And the Silencer-Hastener shall not be loosed from upon the I-Will-Redeem [via force].

 

29And Aharon shall carry the names of the children of Israel via the Silencer-Hastener of the justice upon his heart in his coming unto the Holy for a remembrance to the faces of Yehovah continually.

 

30And thou shalt give the Lights and the Perfections unto the Silencer-Hastener of the Justice. And they shall be upon Aharon’s heart in his coming to the faces of Yehovah. And Aharon shall carry the justice of the children of Israel upon his heart to the faces of Yehovah continually.

 

31And thou shalt make the Ascender of the I-Will-Redeem [via force] entirely blue. 32And the mouth of his head shall be in his midst. A lip shall be to his mouth around, the work of a braider. He will be to him as the mouth of a corselet; he will not be torn.

 

33And thou shalt make exaltations [pomegranates] of blue and purple upon his skirts, and a second earthworm [earthworm crimson] upon his skirts around, and strikers [bells] of gold in their midst around—34a striker of gold and an exaltation [pomegranate], a striker of gold and an exaltation [pomegranate] upon the skirts of the Ascender around. 35And he shall be upon Aharon to minister. And his voice shall be heard in his coming unto the Holy to the faces of Yehovah, and in his going out. And he will not die.

 

36And thou shalt make a pure gold flower. And thou shalt open upon him openings of a signet, “Holy to Yehovah.” 37And thou shalt put him upon a blue twine. And he shall be upon the Winding. He shall be unto the front of the faces of the Winding. 38And he shall be upon the forehead of Aharon. And Aharon shall carry the iniquity of the holies that the Children of Israel shall sanctify, to all their gifts of their holies. And he shall always be upon his forehead to a desire to them to the faces of Yehovah.

 

39And thou shalt weave the Cotton-Garment of byssus. And thou shalt make a Winding of byssus. And thou shalt make a Father-Inclined, the work of a variegater. 40And thou shalt make Cotton-Garments to the sons of Aharon. And thou shalt make ‘Father-Inclineds’ to them. And thou shalt make From-The-Hills to them to Importance and to Brightness.

 

41And thou shalt clothe them—Aharon thy brother and his sons with him. And thou shalt anoint them. And thou shalt fill their hand. And thou shalt sanctify them. And they shall priest to me.

 

42And make thou pants of linen to them to cover the flesh of nakedness. They shall be from loins and unto thighs. 43And they shall be upon Aharon and upon his sons via their coming unto the Tent of Appointment or via their approaching unto the altar to minister via the Holy-[One]. And they shall not carry iniquity and die, a statute of Hider to him and to his seed after him.

 

 

 

I. Approaching ‘to Priest’ (verse 1)

 

Yehovah commands Moshe to cause Aharon his brother and Aharon’s sons to approach to Moshe. They will come from the midst of the children of Israel. Their assignment is to priest to Yehovah. Yehovah then names the ones that must come: Aharon, Nadav, Avi-Hu, El-Azar, and Ee-Tamar.

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    Throughout this text, Yehovah is commanding someone identified as thou to do all these various things. Who is this thou, and how in the world can he do all these things?

 

2.    Why must Aharon and his sons be made to approach specifically from the midst of the children of Israel?

 

3.    Put the meanings of the names together; what statements do they form?

 

 

 

II. Garments of Aharon (verses 2-3)

 

Yehovah commands Moshe to make garments of the Holy One for Aharon Moshe’s brother. Those garments are for two purposes: for importance and for brightness.

 

Moshe himself must speak unto all wise ones of heart, each one whom Yehovah filled; they are filled with the Spirit of Wisdom. They are the ones who will make the garments of Aharon. Those garments will sanctify Aharon (will cause Aharon to be owned) for the purpose of Aharon being ‘priested’—that is, being set into the responsibility of being a priest—to Yehovah.

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    How many garments must be made?

 

2.    Who is this “Holy-[One]”?

 

3.    Why are these garments called “garments of the Holy One” if they will be Aharon’s garments?

 

4.    What is the meaning of the Hebrew word translated garments, and what does its ‘root’ in Hebrew mean?

 

5.    For what two purposes will these garments be?

 

6.    What is importance in the Bible?

 

7.    What is the significance of the brightness in this text?

 

8.    What is a wise one of heart in the Bible?

 

9.    How is Moshe supposed to identify those who are wise ones of heart?

 

10. Identify Wisdom in “Spirit of Wisdom”:

 

11. What does being filled with the Spirit of God involve and do for a person who is filled?

 

12. This text says, “And they shall make the garments of Aharon;” the previous text said, “thou shalt make garments of the Holy-[One] for Aharon thy brother.” Aren’t these two texts in conflict?

 

13. What does making these garments have to do with sanctifying Aharon?

 

14. What does the verb to priest mean?

 

15. Did Aharon have to wear the garments in order to ‘priest’ to Yehovah?

 

 

 

III. The Garments (verse 4)

 

The wise ones who have the Spirit of Wisdom are assigned to make the following garments (I listed them in a table with their Hebrew names first followed by their meanings, and then the KJV names):

 

Hebrew

Meaning

 

KJV

 

Khoshen

 

Silencer/Hastener

 

Breastplate

 

Ayfod

 

I-Will-Redeem

 

Ephod

 

Mayeel

 

Ascender

 

Robe

 

Kitonet

 

Cotton-Garment

 

Coat

 

Meetznefet

 

Winding

 

Mitre

 

Avnayt

 

Father-Inclined

 

Girdle

 

 

The cotton garment must be interwoven.

 

These wise men must make the garments of a Holy One to Aharon and to his sons. Making these garments will ‘priest’ Aharon to Yehovah!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is a Silencer-Hastener, and what does it typify?

 

2.    What type of a garment is an I-Will-Redeem, and what does this typify?

 

3.    What is an Ascender, and what does it typify?

 

4.    Describe this Cotton Garment that must be interwoven, and what it typifies:

 

5.    What is a Winding, and what does this typify?

 

6.    What is a Father-Inclined, and what does this typify?

 

7.    If the above proposed answers are correct, what do all these garments show?

 

8.    Verse 4 ends with a statement like verse 3; what is added in verse 4 in the last command?

 

9.    Why does the text add, “to priest him to me” when the sons are involved too, and the text might have said, “to priest them to me”?

 

 

 

IV. Doing of a Thinker (verses 5-8)

 

They, the wise men in whom is the Spirit of Wisdom, are commanded to take the following:

 

  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • Second earthworm [earthworm crimson]
  • Byssus

 

Using these, they are commanded to make the ayfod, the doing of a thinker.

 

This ayfod must have two fellowshipped shoulders unto two of his edges; he must be fellowshipped!

 

The thinker of this ayfod that is upon him must be just like his doer from him: he must be:

 

  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • Second earthworm [earthworm crimson]
  • Byssus of the groping of a stranger.

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What does gold typify in the Bible?

 

2.    What does blue typify in the Bible?

 

3.    What does purple typify?

 

4.    Explain the concept of earthworm crimson:

 

5.    Explain again byssus of the groping of a stranger:

 

6.    Why must this be the doing of a thinker, and who is this thinker?

 

7.    What does fellowship mean in the Bible?

 

8.    What does “He shall be two fellowshipped shoulders to him” mean?

 

9.    Why must this be “unto two of his edges”? What is this edge?

 

10. It states again, “And he shall be fellowshipped.” Why does the text say this in this way?

 

11. Why must this article of clothing known as the thinker be made of the same materials and colors as the ayfod?

 

 

 

V. Two Stones of Remembrance (verses 9-12)

 

Moshe next must take two onyx stones. The names of the children of Israel must be opened upon them. Six from their names is upon the one stone, and the names of the six remaining ones is upon the second stone according to the order of the birth of the names of the tribes. This will be accomplished by an engraver of stone.

 

Moshe must open (cut into the onyx stones) two of the stones, the openings of a signet, upon names of the children of Israel.

 

He must make them encompassed (surrounded) from weavings of gold!

 

Those two stones must be put upon the shoulders of the Ayfod; they are stones of remembrance to the children of Israel!

 

Aharon must carry their names upon two of his shoulders to (for) a remembrance to the faces of Yehovah!

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is an onyx stone?

 

2.    What does “And thou shalt open names … upon them” mean?

 

3.    What children of Israel are in mind?

 

4.    What does “according to their childing” mean?

 

5.    Make a list of the names of the children of Israel in birth order:

 

6.    What is an engraver of stone?

 

7.    What does engraving these names in stone typify?

 

8.    What does “Thou shalt open two of the stones, openings of a signet, upon names of the children of Israel” mean?

 

9.    How did the names appear?

 

10. Were the name engravings worn down on the shoulder, and thus hidden, or upward so that they could be seen, though they were backward like a stamp?

 

11. What does “Thou shalt make them encompassed from weavings of gold” mean?

 

12. What does gold typify?

 

13. What does onyx typify?

 

14. Why must the stones be placed on the Ayfod, the item that is called “I will redeem”?

 

15. According to verse 12, what is the purpose of these two onyx stones?

 

16. Who must carry these remembrance stones with the names, and why?

 

 

 

VI. Gold Rope Weavings (verses 13-14)

 

Moshe must make weavings of gold. There will be two chain links of pure gold that connect to the borders. These gold weavings must be the work of a rope! Then Moshe must give the chain links of the ropes upon the weavings!

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What are weavings of gold?

 

2.    What is being formed with these weavings of gold?

 

3.    What is the advantage of a rope of gold versus solid gold?

 

4.    What are chain links?

 

5.    What does “thou shalt make weavings of gold and two chain-links of pure gold from the borders” indicate?

 

6.    What is the importance of making them the work of a rope?

 

7.    What does “And thou shalt give the chain-links of the ropes upon the weavings” describe?

 

 

 

VII. The Silencer-Hastener of Justice (verses 15-21)

 

Moshe must next make the Silencer-Hastener of justice! It must be the doing of a thinker! It must be made in the same form as the Ayfod. Thus, it must be made of:

 

  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Purple
  • A second earthworm [earthworm crimson]
  • Byssus of the groping of a stranger

This Silencer-Hastener of Justice must be stretched out! It must be doubled! It must be a scattering of his length and a scattering of his breadth!

 

Stone fillings (settings) must fill this Silencer-Hastener of Justice.

 

There will be four tours (four paths), each stone of a tour:

 

Ruby

Topaz

 

Emerald

 

Garnet

 

Sapphire

 

Diamond

 

Opal

 

Agate

 

Amethyst

 

Beryl

 

Onyx

 

Jasper

 

 

The weavings are gold. The stones will be in their fillings.

 

The stones must be upon the names of the children of Israel: twelve stones upon their names, the stones’ openings of a signet. The stones will be each man upon his name to the twelve, each one being a tribe.

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is a Silencer-hastener of Justice, and why did I choose this translation for this word?

 

2.    Why must this Silencer-Hastener of Justice be the doing of a thinker?

 

3.    Why must this Silencer-Hastener of Justice be made in the same way that the “I-Will-Redeem” (the Ayfod) was done?

 

4.    What, again, do gold, blue, purple, the second earthworm/earthworm crimson, and byssus of the groping of a stranger picture?

 

5.    What is the importance of this Silencer/Hastener of Justice being stretched out?

 

6.    What is the importance of this Silencer/Hastener of Justice being doubled?

 

7.    Why must the Silencer/Hastener of Justice be a scattering of his length and a scattering of his breadth?

 

8.    What is the filling of a stone?

 

9.    What is a tour?

 

10. What does the number four typify in the Bible (when it typifies anything)?

 

11. Using the proposed definitions of the Hebrew words for each of the twelve stones, make a table of the names of the stones and their meanings.

 

12. If these meanings are put together, will something arise that makes sense?

 

13. Why does the text declare, “Weavings are gold”?

 

14. Who are they who shall be in their fillings?

 

15. What is a filling?

 

16. What does “And the stones shall be upon the names of the children of Israel—twelve upon their names, openings of a signet” describe?

 

17. Will the stones actually be used to stamp the names onto paper?

 

18. What does “They shall be a man upon his name to the twelve, a tribe” mean?

 

 

 

VIII. More Sunk-Impressions (verses 22-28)

 

Yehovah next commands Moshe to make a chain link of a border upon the Silencer-Hastener. This must be the work of a pure gold rope!

 

Next, he must make two sunk-impressions of gold upon the Silencer-Hastener. He must give two of the sunk impressions upon two of the edges of the Silencer-Hastener.

 

Moshe must give two ropes of the gold upon two of the sunk impressions that are positioned unto the edges of the Silencer-Hastener.

 

Next, he must give two of the edges, two of the ropes. These must be upon two of the weavings.

 

Moshe must give these upon the shoulders of the Khoshen, unto the frontmost of the Khoshen’s faces.

 

Next, he must again make two sunk impressions of gold, and he must put them upon two edges of the Silencer-Hastener, upon his lips that are both unto and over the Khoshen, inside of her.

 

Moshe must again make two sunk impressions of gold. And he will give them upon two of the shoulders of the Khoshen below, just a little distance from directly in front of his faces, and on the opposite side of his fellowshipment, and just a little distance from above to the thinking of the Khoshen.

 

The wise men doing the work will connect the Silencer-Hastener from his sunk impression unto the sunk impression of the Khoshen using a twine of blue so that it will be upon the thinker of the Khoshen! This way, the Silencer-Hastener will not be loosed from upon the Khoshen!

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    How might this chain-link of a border upon the Silencer-Hastener appear?

 

2.    What does this pure (clear) gold chain-link border connected to the Silencer-Hastener work picture?

 

3.    How might the two sunk-impressions of gold that are upon two of the edges of the Silencer-Hastener appear?

 

4.    What is a sunk impression?

 

5.    What does a sunk impression typify?

 

6.    How might “And thou shalt give two ropes of the gold upon two of the sunk-impressions unto the edges of the Silencer-Hastener” appear?

 

7.    What are these weavings to which two of the ropes must be attached?

 

8.    What does “thou shalt give two of the edges, two of the ropes upon two of the weavings” typify?

 

9.    The text states, “And thou shalt give upon the shoulders of the I-Will-Redeem…” What shall be given, and why shall it be given?

 

10. Why must this rope-suspended item be located specifically unto the frontmost of the faces of the Silencer-Hastener?

 

11. In verse 26 (“And thou shalt make two sunk-impressions of gold. And thou shalt put them upon two edges of the Silencer-Hastener upon his lips that are unto-over the I-Will-Redeem [via force] inside her”), how might the addition of the two sunk-impressions appear?

 

12. What is a lip when used this way in the Bible?

 

13. To what does her refer in, “inside her?”

 

14. How might verse 27’s structure appear?

 

15. The text describes that the two sunk-impressions must be given (1) upon the shoulders, (2) must be below, (3) must be from in front of his faces, (4) must be opposite to his fellowshipment, (5) must be from above to the thinker of the I-Will-Redeem. What are these locations, and why must the placement be exactly as described?

 

16. How might this blue twine connection appear?

 

17. What does this twine of blue typify?

 

18. Why must the Silencer-Hastener never be loosed from upon the Ayfod (the I-Will-Redeem)?

 

 

 

IX. Carrying the Names (verse 29)

 

And Aharon will carry the names of the children of Israel (by means of the Silencer-Hastener of the Justice) upon his heart whenever he is coming unto the Holy for a remembrance to the faces of Yehovah, continually.

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    Where is the heart located when the Bible normally speaks of the heart?

 

2.    Why must Aharon carry the names of the children of Israel upon his heart?

 

3.    Why must Aharon carry the names of the children of Israel via the Silencer-Hastener of the Justice?

 

4.    What is “the Holy”?

 

5.    Whose remembrance is in mind in this verse?

 

6.    What are the faces of Yehovah, and where are they located?

 

7.    How often must Aharon come unto the Holy?

 

 

 

X. Lights and Perfections (verse 30)

 

Yehovah commanded Moshe to give the Lights and the Perfections unto the Silencer-Hastener of the Justice. Both of them must be upon Aharon’s heart whenever he comes to the faces of Yehovah.

 

Aharon must carry the justice of the children of Israel upon his heart to the faces of Yehovah, continually.

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What are these Lights?

 

2.    What are these Perfections?

 

3.    Why must these Lights and Perfections be upon Aharon’s heart when he comes to the faces of Yehovah?

 

4.    Why must Aharon carry the justice of the children of Israel upon his heart to the faces of Yehovah continually?

 

 

 

XI. The Ascender (verses 31-32)

 

Moshe must make the Ascender of the Khoshen entirely blue. The mouth of his head shall be in his midst. A lip shall be to his mouth all around; it must be the work of a braider. He will be to him as the mouth of a corselet! He won’t be torn!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is an Ascender?

 

2.    Why must it be made entirely blue?

 

3.    What is this “mouth of his head” that must be in the midst?

 

4.    Does “the mouth of his head shall be in his midst” typify anything?

 

5.    What is a lip in texts like this?

 

6.    What kind of work does a braider do?

 

7.    What is a corselet?

 

8.    How might this have appeared?

 

9.    Why is the point, “he will not be torn,” so important?

 

 

 

XII. Strikers and Exaltations (verses 33-35)

 

Moshe will make pomegranates of blue and purple upon his skirts along with a second earthworm [earthworm crimson] upon his skirts, all around. He will also make bells of gold in their midst all around. There will be a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate upon the skirts of the Ascender all around! He will be upon Aharon to minister! And his voice shall be heard when Aharon comes unto the Holy to the faces of Yehovah, and when he exits. And Aharon will not die!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is a pomegranate?

 

2.    What does the pomegranate typify?

 

3.    What does exaltation mean?

 

4.    Who is his in, “And thou shalt make exaltations [pomegranates] of blue and purple upon his skirts”?

 

5.    Why must the pomegranates be blue and purple?

 

6.    Why place worms on the skirt of the High Priest?

 

7.    What is a striker?

 

8.    Why must these strikers/bells be made of gold?

 

9.    What does a striker/bell typify?

 

10. The text mentions that there is a striker of gold and a pomegranate, a striker of gold and a pomegranate upon the skirts of the Ascender around. Why aren’t the earthworms mentioned, and why are these two items (striker and pomegranate) positioned as every other one?

 

11. What is this Ascender, and what does it typify?

 

12. Who is he in, “And he shall be upon Aharon to minister”?

 

13. What does minister mean in the Bible?

 

14. Who is his in, “And his voice shall be heard in his coming unto the Holy to the faces of Yehovah, and in his going out”?

 

15. Why is this voice so vital, such that the High Priest won’t die if it is heard?

 

 

 

XIII. The Pure Gold Flower (verses 36-38)

 

Moshe must make a pure gold flower. He must open upon this flower the openings of a signet: “Holy to Yehovah!”

 

This flower must be put upon a blue twine. He shall be upon the Winding. He shall be unto the front of the faces of the winding. He shall be upon the forehead of Aharon!

 

And Aharon will carry the iniquity of the holies that the Children of Israel shall sanctify, to all their gifts of their holies! And he shall always be upon Aharon’s forehead to (for) a desire to them to the faces of Yehovah!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What does a flower typify?

 

2.    What does a pure gold flower typify?

 

3.    What does “And thou shalt open upon him openings of a signet, ‘Holy to Yehovah’” describe?

 

4.    What does “Holy to Yehovah” mean?

 

5.    How might this pure gold flower look?

 

6.    How might the pure gold flower with “Holy to Yehovah” appear on the turban (winding) with the blue twine?

 

7.    Why must the pure gold flower be upon Aharon’s forehead?

 

8.    What is iniquity?

 

9.    What does “And Aharon shall carry the iniquity of the holies” mean?

 

10. Explain “to all their gifts of their holies”:

 

11. Explain “And he shall always be upon his forehead to a desire to them to the faces of Yehovah”:

 

 

 

XIV. Cotton Garments (verses 39-40)

 

Moshe must weave the Cotton Garment of byssus. He must also make a Winding of byssus.

 

Moshe must make a ‘Father-Inclined;’ it must be the work of a variegater!

 

He must also make Cotton-Garments to the sons of Aharon along with ‘Father-Inclineds’ to them. Also, he must make ‘From-The-Hills’ to them to Importance and to Brightness!

 

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is a Cotton-garment, and how can it be made of byssus?

 

2.    How long would it take to weave this byssus garment?

 

3.    What is an Avnayt (Father-Inclined)?

 

4.    Why must this Avnayt (Father-Inclined) be the work of a variegater?

 

5.    Why must the sons of Aharon also wear these ‘cotton’ garments, and of what are they made?

 

6.    Why must the sons of Aharon also wear the garment called an Avhayt?

 

7.    The word translated “from the hills” is migbaah in Hebrew. What is this, and what does it mean?

 

8.    Why must the sons of the Aharon wear this migbaah (that means from the hills)?

 

9.    What is this Importance, and what is its purpose?

 

10. What is this Brightness, and what is its purpose?

 

 

 

XV. Clothing, Anointing, Filling the Hand, Sanctifying (verse 41)

 

Moshe must clothe them—that is, Aharon his brother, and Aharon’s sons with Aharon. Moshe must anoint them! He must fill their hand! He must sanctify them! And then they will priest to Yehovah!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    Why must this person (identified as thou) clothe Aharon and his sons? Why can’t Aharon and his sons put on their own clothes? Who is this thou?

 

2.    Who shall anoint them?

 

3.    What is the purpose of anointing?

 

4.    What does “fill their hand” mean?

 

5.    If they are being sanctified, who is the owner?

 

6.    What does the made-up verb to priest mean?

 

 

 

XVI. Linen Pants (verses 42-43)

 

Moshe must make linen pants to them to cover the flesh of nakedness. Those pants will be from loins and unto thighs. They will be upon Aharon and upon his sons by means of their coming unto the Tent of Appointment or by means of their approaching unto the altar to minister via the Holy! And they will not carry iniquity and die! This is a statute of Hider to Aharon and to Aharon’s seed after him!

 

 

Questions

 

1.    What is the purpose of these linen pants?

 

2.    What does nakedness typify in the Bible?

 

3.    What do linen pants typify?

 

4.    What type of modern clothing do these pants represent?

 

5.    Identify the Holy-[One]:

 

6.    What would be the result of carrying iniquity, according to verse 43?

 

7.    What is a statute?

 

8.    What is a statute of Hider?