Aaron’s Bling

July 28, 2009, 8:05 am by dc-agape.

Exodus 28:1-14

I am breaking this chapter into parts because the Breastpiece is quite complex, which I will devote my next post to it.  In this post is a description of the priestly garments and the bling that they wore.  I really do mean “bling”.  As I describe the Ephod, the Breastpiece, the Robes, the Tunics, the turban, and the sash you will understand.  The cloth will be spun from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn with fine linen. 

The Ephod would be made of gold and use the yarn and linen to hold the shoulder pieces together.  It was basically a shoulder piece with a waistband.  Not quite a shirt or tunic for its purpose was to display the bling.  The actual bling that was designed into the Ephod was two onyx stones large enough to hold six names engraved on each stone.  I would guess that they were on the same side of the stone so that all twelve tribes were visible.  These stones would be set in gold filigree.  One thing that should be noted about onyx is that it is not natural to the African continent!  So even though it is a semi-precious stone, in Ancient Mesopotamia it would have been very valuable.  The shoulder pieces would be tied together with the yarn and linen.  But the waist band would actually be linked to the shoulder by the Breastplate.

This is only half of the bling that the priests will where.  In my next post it will truly amaze you at how much bling they really did where.

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