Headband

The headband was made of fine linen, which speaks of purity. The high priest wore an inscribed plate on his forehead. In this way he bore the guilt of the holy things. These were the things the Israelites consecrated to God (Exodus 28:36–38). “The guilt of the holy things”! Is that not a contradiction in itself? Is something not either guilty or holy? The follow-up makes clear what is meant. They were things that Israelites brought for God. And they were sinful people. What they consecrated would therefore be tainted with guilt in some way. If we want to offer God spiritual sacrifices, then we are well aware of how imperfect we are in it. Do we not quickly use a phrase that is not fitting? Are our thoughts always appropriate to the holiness of what we deal with? Do we value the sacrifice of Christ as it should be valued? Hardly. So what now? Should we bring nothing anymore? Should we keep silent in the meetings, so that we do nothing wrong? A thousand times no! We have a great high priest over the house of God, Jesus Christ. He, who is able to present us as perfect persons can do the same with regard to what we bring before God. And so God will find our service pleasing. God wants us to come before His face freely because we have a great high pries,. We can come without fear, and we do not have to shrink back in view of His holiness (Numbers 17:27–28; Numbers 18:1).

Tunic

With Aaron, the inner part is mentioned at the end. This is the tunic with its sash (Exodus 28:39). With the sons, however, the next verse begins with the inner part. With Christ, the beauty you see proves the holy inner life. With us, inner purity must first be presented. Only then can we say we are for the glory of God. The tunic and the sash were garments of the high priest. They are not described in more detail. They were also nothing unique because the same pieces are also found with the priests. The tunic points to righteousness (Isaiah 61:5).

Belt

The belt is the well-known symbol of readiness to serve (John 13; Luke 12). Christ serves in heaven without interruption. He serves us when we think of it and when we do not think of it. He serves without us asking him. He is always there for us, and He represents us perfectly before God. Therefore, in our weakness we should come to God with our requests. We should also come with our weak worship (Hebrews 4 and Hebrews 10). God sees the great priest. And through Him He sees the people in the beauty which He himself has bestowed on them. He, the high priest, removes the guilt of the holy things. And He supplies our prayers with his own acceptability. See Revelation 8:3–5.

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