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Exodus 39:1
1 The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Sometimes reading the Bible can be monotonous, with its history and genealogy and in depth descriptions of how each piece of clothing or dwelling place was to be made. Sometimes, though, if you’re looking for how that directly relates to you and your personal relationship with Jesus Christ, it can be very interesting.

Take, for instance, the garments worn by the Levitical Priests. God instructs Moses precisely how the robes are to be worn, from what they are to be made, and how they are to be made. After giving the instructions, the Bible goes into detail about the painstaking effort put forth into forming each individual piece to be worn by the priests. At one point it’s mentioned how they hammered sheets of gold into thin pieces and then cut them into threads to be woven into the garments. Each piece, each thread had its own meaning on the garment. It was a well planned and prepared outfit by the Creator to be worn by His priest. God chose specific colors; blue representing heaven, gold representing divinity, purple representing royalty, and scarlet representing blood. He chose 12 precious stones to be placed on the chest of the wearer, a representation of the 12 tribes of Israel. He chose special stones to place on the shoulders of the garment so whether the priest looked to the left or the right, he would be reminded of the people he represented. When the garment was completed the people put a medallion of pure gold in the turban and inscribed on it HOLY TO THE LORD.

Jesus is our High Priest. He is divinity as the Son of God, He was raised on a cross to blue skies (darkened at His death), mockingly dressed in a purple robe, covered in His own blood. He wore on His head a crown of thorns and an inscription on His cross read, “King of the Jews”. On His heart were the 12 tribes of Israel for whom He is Messiah, and to His left and right were the condemned sinners, reminders of who He came to represent. At the completion of His crucifixion and resurrection, God sealed Him with the words, HOLY TO THE LORD. His, Jesus’, sacrifice was accepted and complete, pleasing to the Lord and Holy in its nature.

Our High Priest, Jesus, became a living example of the care and concern God put into His design for holiness. In our acceptance of Him, we are sanctified through His offering.