Exodus 28:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 28:10

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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Exodus 28:10.

Exodus 28:7-10
Excerpted from: The Priesthood of God (Part 8)

It was like this: The filigree went across the top, and then there was a gold ring right on the top corner, and then down 9 inches to a gold ring that was on the bottom corner; then a strap went from the rings on the bottom gold, and went down and attached to the ephod. I could find nothing that said why it did not attach to the girdle. I think there is a practical reason why, but the Scripture does not say.

We go back up to the top. It had the rings, and then there was a strap that went from the rings up to the shoulder. And then at the shoulder there was a setting we would call it. I think the KJV uses a strange word for setting. I cannot pick it up right now. But what that word means is a setting, and in that setting, one on each shoulder, was an onyx stone, and on each onyx stone were six names of the tribes of Israel.

Then to keep everything firm against the body, the strap continued on from the settings that were up there, and went down the back, and they attached, not to the ephod, but to the girdle. I think the reason for that was the man could then put on the girdle, and have the strap come up over the top. If it were already attached to the girdle in the front, it would have been hard and much more difficult to get into, so it left it free for it to be attached on the front. That way everything was kept in good order.

Exodus 28:9-11
Excerpted from: The Priesthood of God (Part 9)

This distinction here is that the shoulder stones, the onyx stones, were listed according to birth order. Now it is Jacob's order list that is in birth order. Note that all the names were on one type of stone (an onyx). The birth order combined with one type of stone indicates commonality and equality. The symbolism here is commonality and equality, and thus all the tribes are essentially equal. In this listing, no individual distinctive characteristics between the twelve are emphasized other than the birth order. Every person belonging to whatever tribe they were born into is perceived on common ground.

Exodus 28:9-12
Excerpted from: The Priesthood of God (Part 8)

Right there is a statement that has symbolic attributes to it. The high priest had to understand that he had to answer to God for some things regarding all twelve tribes. He had to bear them on his shoulder. Symbolically, it was only in two onyx stones with their names there, but in reality he was responsible to God for all twelve of those tribes. I do not know if there were any specific things he was ever told he was responsible for, but there was a responsibility to all twelve tribes that was borne by the high priest.

Exodus 28:10
Excerpted from: The Priesthood of God (Part 8)

Exodus 28:10 shows that the shoulder stones were listed according to birth order, and Exodus 28:21 says that the breastplate stones were listed according to tribal order.

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