Exodus 28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:24

And thou shalt put two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings ,.... This expresses both how many chains were to be made, which is not before said, and the use of them, or where they were to be put, as well as the use of the rings: which are on the ends of the breastplate ; the two uppermost ends or corners of it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:25

And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches ,.... In which the two onyx stones were set on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, and were as buttons to them; probably there were rings to those ouches, into which these ends of the wreathen chains of gold, reaching from the breastplate, were put; or however, by some means or other they were fastened to these ouches or sockets: and put them in the shoulder pieces of the ephod before it ; that is, on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:26

And thou shall make two rings of gold ,.... Two other rings besides those before mentioned: and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate ; on the other two ends or corners of it: in the border thereof which is in the side of the ephod inward : these were at the two lower ends of the breastplate, towards the ephod on the inside. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:27

And two other rings of gold thou shalt make ,.... This is the third pair of rings ordered to be made, the two other pair were for the four ends or corners of the breastplate, but this pair was for the ephod: and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod ; one on the right and the other on the left: underneath, towards the fore part thereof ; underneath the ephod, yet towards the fore part of it; or rather on the fore part of it, though so as the rings could not be seen: over... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:28

And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof ,.... By the rings at the lower ends of it, as it was by the rings at the upper ends of it to the shoulder pieces of the ephod; or "lift it up", so some interpret it F23 R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 89. 2. as if it was said, they shall lift up the breastplate to join it with the ephod that is above it: unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue ; this blue lace was put both into the rings of the breastplate and into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:29

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart ,.... Their names being engraven on the stones, and the stones put into the breastplate of judgment, and this breastplate hanging down upon the breast and heart of Aaron, he was a representative of the twelve tribes of Israel, as Christ his antitype is the representative of the whole Israel of God; and who lie near the heart of Christ, are set as a seal upon it, are engraven on the palms of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:30

And thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim ,.... What these interpreters are at a loss about, both Jewish and Christian; some have confessed their ignorance of them, have conjectured they were only these two words and put in the duplicature of the breastplate; that the name of Jehovah, with other divine were put there and so called; and some have that they were little images, the same with the teraphim, the high priest carried in the folds of breastplate, by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:31

And thou shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. This was a different garment from the ephod, was longer than that, and was under it, and of different materials: that was made of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen; this only of linen, and wholly of a blue colour, without any curious figures upon it, as were on that: in Exodus 39:22 , it is said to be of woven work; it was woven from top to bottom, and had no seam in it: so Josephus says F2 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 7. sect. 4. ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:32

And there shall be a hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof ,.... At the neck of it, for the high priest to put his head through when he put it on: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it ; a large hem or selvage, perhaps of the same kind of woven stuff the robe itself was made of, and this was done to strengthen it: as it were the hole of an habergeon ; a corslet or coat of mail: that it be not rent ; when the high priest put it on; or through the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:33

And beneath upon the hem of it ,.... Or the skirts of it, at the bottom of the robe: thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof ; these were figures made of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, in the form of pomegranates: Jarchi says they were round and hollow, and made like hens' eggs, about the size of them, and of an oval form: and bells of gold between them round about ; according to some, the bells were put into the pomegranates,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 28:33

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