Read Exodus 28 at Bible Gateway.
They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked. Exo 28:5-6
The ephod is a garment unique to the priesthood. It served as the backdrop for the remembrance stones, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes, to be borne before YHVH continually whenever the high priest ministered in the Holy Place.
The Hebrew Root Word parable for Strong’s H646, אפד ephod …
aleph א = ox head (strength, power, leader)
pey פ, ף = mouth (open, blow, scatter, edge)
dalet ד = door (enter, move, hang)
… is of powerful (aleph) redemption; portrayed by an opened (pey) door (dalet). When someone is redeemed from slavery, the door that once held them captive is flung wide so they can walk out free.
Why This Matters: The ephod’s entire purpose was to provide for the names of the twelve tribes, engraved on precious stones, to be borne close upon the high priest’s heart. It seems a minor detail until we come to this tender promise:
Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you upon the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me. Isa 49:15-16
Engraved, so as to never be forgotten, upon Yeshua our High Priest’s hands, and heart.
The Hebrew paragraphs for this chapter:
28:1-5 {p} Aaron and his sons as priests / their holy garments
28:6-12 {s} The pattern for the ephod
28:13-14 {s} The pattern for the chain and settings of gold
28:15-30 {s} The pattern for the breastplate
28:31-35 {s} The pattern for the robe of blue
28:36-43 {s} The pattern for the remaining garments
If there are questions, these are good resources:
Exodus 26:15-28:5 {sx5+p} Strong theme – Christine Miller
Exodus 27 and 28, The tabernacle as a prophetic type – Christine Miller
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