Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Exodus 28:36-38
The mitre] This is made of fine linen, and is in the form of a turban. Fastened in front of it is a plate of pure gold with the inscription Holiness to the lord
(RV 'Holy to the Lord').
The mitre] This is made of fine linen, and is in the form of a turban. Fastened in front of it is a plate of pure gold with the inscription Holiness to the lord
(RV 'Holy to the Lord').
Verse Exodus 28:36. _THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD_] The word ציץ _tsits_, which we render _plate_, means a _flower_, or any appearance of this kind, The Septuagint translate it by πεταλον, a _...
(Compare Exodus 39:1.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to hold...
CHAPTER 28 THE PRIESTHOOD _ 1. Aaron and his sons (Exodus 28:1)_ 2. The garments mentioned (Exodus 28:2) 3. The ephod (Exodus 28:5) 4. The breastplate ...
EXODUS 28. P (Exodus 28:26; Exodus 28:41 later). PRIESTLY VESTMENTS. After the sanctuary and its fittings have been ordered, the vestments for the priesthood come up for mention. For the strange story...
HOLINESS TO THE LORD. This is one of' the few places where the Authorized Version uses large capital letters (see App-48). Here it was worn only on the forehead of the high priest; but in Millennial d...
_a plate_ Heb. _ẓiẓ_, properly, it seems, a _shining thing_(usu. a _flower_, Isaiah 40:7 _al._), i.e., here, a _burnished plate_(in this sense only Exodus 39:30; Leviticus 8:9 besides); LXX. πέταλον,...
DISCOURSE: 100 AARON’S MITRE Exodus 28:36. _And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet,_ HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, t...
THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD— The word rendered _plate,_ properly signifies _a flower;_ and, probably, this plate was formed with indentations or rays like a flower. It is called in the next c...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 28 And bring thou near unto thee Aar-on thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Is-ra-el, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, eve...
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD, AND GRAVE UPON IT, LIKE THE ENGRAVINGS OF A SIGNET, HOLINESS TO_ _ THE LORD._ Plate - literally, petal of a flower, which seems to have been the figure of t...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 28 CLOTHES FOR THE PRIESTS – VERSES 1-43 INTRODUCTION – VERSES 1-5...
THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE. — The plate is so much of the essence of the mitre that it is put forward first, as that whereto all the rest is subordinate. It was to be “of pure gold,” and “fastened on hig...
4. THE MITRE. (36-39) The head-dress of the high priest was to be of fine white linen (_shêsh_) and appears by the description of Josephus (_Ant. Jud._ iii. 7, § 3) to have been a turban, made of sev...
וְ עָשִׂ֥יתָ צִּ֖יץ זָהָ֣ב טָהֹ֑ור וּ פִתַּחְ
CHAPTER XXVIII _ "THE HOLY GARMENTS."_ Exodus 28:1 The tabernacle being complete, the priesthood has to be provided for. Its dignity is intimated by the command to Moses to bring his brother Aaron a...
AARON'S HOLY GARMENTS Exodus 28:31 The robe was worn under the ephod. It was of blue, the color of heaven, of deep lakes, of the gentian and the forget-me-not. It was of one piece. See John 19:23. It...
The account of the calling and the hallowing of the priests for the exercise of their sacred office is given in detail. The outstanding values are revealed in certain clear statements. That of the pur...
And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, (o) HOLINESS TO THE LORD. (o) Holiness belongs to the Lord: for he is most holy, and nothing unholy m...
_Plate; reaching from ear to ear, two fingers' breadth, tied behind like a diadem, Wisdom xviii. 24. --- Holy, or "sanctity, belongeth to the Lord," and all who approach to Him, ought to be holy. (Cal...
This glorious inscription of "holiness to Jehovah, " could mean no other, than that the Lord Jesus was hereby represented. For Aaron, considered in himself, had no holiness. He was sprung from that st...
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
_THE PRIESTLY MITRE_ ‘And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, Holiness to the Lord.’ Exodus 28:36 This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue...
36._And thou shalt make a plate. _It is not without reason that this inscription is placed upon the priest’s forehead, that it may be conspicuous; for not only did God thus testify that the legal prie...
The garments were composed of everything that is connected with the Person of Christ in this character of priesthood; the breastplate, the ephod, the robe, the broidered coat, the curious girdle, and...
AND THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD,.... It was, as Jarchi says, two fingers broad, and reached from ear to ear, and so Maimonides f; it is sometimes called the holy crown, and the plate of the h...
And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. Ver. 36. _HOLINESS TO THE LORD._] Hence it was not lawful for the high priest,...
On the _golden plate_ fixed upon Aaron's forehead, like a half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear, must be engraved, _Holiness to the Lord_ Aaron must hereby be reminded, that God _is...
1 Aaron and his sonnes are set apart for the Priests office. 2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The Ephod. 15 The breastplate, with twelue precious stones. 30 The Vrim and Thummim. 31 The robe of t...
THE GARMENTS PROPER...
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, holiness to the Lord. This was the high priest's badge of office, a very important part of his priestly in...
4. _The Tent, or the Dwelling itself_. Exodus 26:1-30 I. The Component Parts of the Tent as to Form. _a_. The tent itself. (1) Ten curtains of byssus each 28 cubits long, and 4 cubits wide. (2) Fift...
H. THE VISION OR THE IDEAL OF THE TABERNACLE. THE ORDERING OF THE ARK AND OF THE HOUSE OF THE COVENANT; OF THE LIVING PRESENCE OF THE LAW AND OF THE DWELLING-PLACE OF THE LAW-GIVER Exodus 25-31 I. C...
GARMENTS FOR THE PRIESTS (vs.1-4) Aaron and his four sons were the priestly family, thus separated from the rest of Israel for this sacred purpose. This select priesthood is a contrast to the New Tes...
31-39 The robe of the ephod was under the ephod, and reached down to the knees, without sleeves. Aaron must minister in the garments appointed. We must serve the Lord with holy fear, as those who kno...
The PLATE OF PURE GOLD was like a half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear. HOLINESS TO THE LORD, to mind the priest of his special consecration to God, and of that singular holiness w...
These Chapter s unfold to us the Priesthood, in all its value and efficacy. They are full of deep interest. The very word "Priesthood" awakens in the heart, feelings of the most profound thankfulness...
Exodus 28:36 make H6213 (H8804) plate H6731 pure H2889 gold H2091 engrave H6605 (H8765) engraving H6603 signet...
THE TURBAN AND THE GOLDEN PLATE OF HOLINESS TO YAHWEH (EXODUS 28:36). It should be noted that the turban is secondary here, only worthy of mention because of the plate of gold which had on it HOLY TO...
Exodus 28:36 This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue lace to the mitre, or turban, or tiara, or linen which was upon the head of the high priest. With the plate of pure gold upon his forehead, he...
CONTENTS: Directions about the priesthood. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Eleazar, Ithmar. CONCLUSION: The believer need never fear God has forgotten him for the Great High Priest bears the n...
Exodus 28:1. _Take Aaron thy brother._ Intimations had before been given of this designation; but this is the first express appointment of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood. The heads of families h...
_Holiness to the Lord._ HOLINESS TO THE LORD This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue lace to the mitre, or turban, or tiara, or linen, which was upon the head of the high priest. He put it on wi...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 28:36 For an illustration of the TURBAN and the PLATE, see p. 138. ⇐...
THE DIADEM OF THE PRIEST.—_Exodus 28:36_ The words on the priest’s mitre, Holiness to the Lord, signify that he who wore it was entirely devoted to God, and that it was his mission to elevate the peo...
EXPOSITION THE MITRE. Josephus tells us that the head-dress of the high priest was "not a conical cap, but a sort of crown, made of thick linen swathes" (_Ant. __Jude 1:3_Jude 1:3.7, § 3). It was thus...
Now as we get into chapter twenty-eight, we now move into the priesthood. We now have the tabernacle constructed, at least the architecture, the designs; the blue prints are drawn. Now getting to the...
a plate of pure gold. The word tzitz, which we translate a Exodus 28:9 Exodus 28:11 Holiness Exodus 39:30 Leviticus 8:9...
On the golden plate fixed upon Aaron's forehead, like an half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear, must be engraven, Holiness to the Lord — Aaron must hereby be minded, that God is hol...