* The figures of Pomegranates, but flat and embroidered. « By the ſound whereof the People might be admoniſhed of the work which the Prieſt was employed in,and thereby be provoked to join their affeQions and devotions with his. Theſe Pomegranates and Bells might note either 1. the qualifications of the Prieſt, who was both to declare or give forth the ſound of pure and wholeſomeDo- Arine,and to adorn his o&rine with the fragrancy and fruitfulneſs of a good converſation. Or, 2. The glorious Atchievements of Chriſt, who cauſell the ſound of his Do&rine to be heard by all men, and offered up himſelf as # ſacrifice ro God for a ſweet-ſmelling Jſawvour, Eph: 5: 2.
24 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell
_ a pomegranate,- upon the hem of the robe round about, |
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pomegranates #t of blue, and efpurple; and of ſcarlet, |
Chap. XXIX | 35 * Andit (ball be upon Aaron to miniſter,and his » p..j.t | ſound ſhall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy 45.9. |
place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, thar he die notx. w # For his diſobedience or careleſn:ſs. For though the matter might ſeem ſmall in it ſelf, yet it was an errourin God's Worſhip, wherein God is more fevere than in other things;and it was aner- rour of the High-prieſt, who had more knowledge of God's mind herein, and wasobliged to more care and diligence, not only for himſe}f,bur for the influences of his bad example upon the People. 36 Andthou $halt make a plate x of pure gold, and grave upon it, /ke the engravings of a fhgner, HOLI- NESS TO THE LORD y. | x Like an half Coronet, reaching, as the Jews ſay, from- ear to ear, y To mind the Prieſt of his ipecial conſecration ro God, and of that ſingular holineſs which was required of him,as at all time {o eſpecially in his approaches to God. Ir might alſo repreſent Chrifth
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who is called the holy one of God,and who is a crowned Prieſt,or both King and Prieſt» | | |
37 And thou ſhalt put ic on a blue lace z, that. ic may be upon the mitre, upon the forefrontof the mitre it ſhall be, | |
z The words may be rendered, thou ſbalt put it on, or, bind it, as the vulgar renders it, with a blue lace, to wit, upon the Mitre, as iC follows. |
38 And it ſhall be upon Aarons forchead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things « which the children of Iſrael ſhall hallow in all their holy gifts 6: and it ſhall be always c upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. Foy
a Either, 1. that he, being conſecrated to God for this end,that he ſhould take care as far as he could that toth perſons and things preſented to God ſhould be holy or agreeable to the mind of God, might bear the puniſhment for any miſcarriage committed therein, which he could have prevented. Or rather, 2. that he being an ' holy perſon,and appointed by God to make atypical reconciliation for the ſins of the Yeople, and to intercede for them, might rake away, orobtain from God the pardon of their iniquity, wherewith even their holy things are defiled,if God ſhould ſeverely mark what is amiſs in them. Which ſenſe the laſt words of the Verſe favour. And the High-Prieſt was herein eminently a Type of Chriſt, who pro= perly and-truly bare and took away the iniquity of his Peoples holy things, by his ſacrificeand interceſſion. 6 ( 7: e: ) Shall ſeparate or conſecrate unto God in all their offerings or gifts. If there be any thing amiſs either in the thing offered, or in the manner of offer- ing, God upon the Prieſt's interceſhon will pardon it. c( i: e:) At all times of his ſolemn appearance before God. |
239 And thou ſhalt embroider the coat d of fine linen, and thou ſhalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou
ſhalt make the girdle of needle work. d4 This was a looſe and large Garment made with ſleeves, worn under the Ephod, reaching down to the feet, which was girt with a girdle, Lev: $. 7. | 40 And for Aarons ſons thou ſhalt make coats e, and thou ſhalr make for themgirdles, and bonnets ſhalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. e Not of Wooilen, Ezek: 44: 17: but of linen, Exed:39:247. Theſe were Ephods, 1 Sam: 22: 18. Is s 41 And thou $halt put them upon Aaron thy bro- ther, and his ſons with him : and * shalt anoint them, * Chap. and + conſecrate them f, and ſanctify them, that they 29: 7+ and may miniſter unto me in the prieſts office. — f Heb. fill their hand, i: e: preſent them to God with part of the ;h4;r hand. © Sacrifice in their hands,as we find, Exod:29:24: by that rite putting them into their office. | 2 42 And thou $shalt make them linen breeches to co- ver ftheir nakednefs, from the loins even untathe thighs + Heb.feſb ; g they $hall F reach, | | dro: g Including both. Compare Exod: 20; 26. + Heb, be 43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his "I ſons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar, to miniſter in the holy place, that they bear not iniqui- / ty, and die» It ſhall be a ſtatute for ever, unto him,and his ſeed after him. | CHAP. XXIX. The manner of conſecrating Prieſts; 1--4. Of conſecrating Aaron and his ſons, 5, 6, 7. The Prieſts wveſture, 9. How the bullock of the fin-offei- ing was to be offered, 10--14. - One ram for a burnt-offering, and the manner of offering, 15--18. A ram for hallowing the Priefts, 19--31. Aaron and his ſons eat of the ram, wherewith they were conſecrated, 32, 33- Fhe altar ſanfified for ſeven days, 36, 37. Two lambs offered daily, 38. The time, 39. The manner of offering, 40--43: God's promiſe to hallow the tabernacle, Aaron, ind his ſons; 44. and todwell
with them, 45, 46. A N D this #s the thing that thou halt do unto them to hallow them, to miniſter unto me in the
prieſts office. * Take one young bullock, and ewo rams * Lev.8. without blemish @ ; Es
a See Exod: 12: 5: Mal: 1: 13, 14: *[e
2 And * unleavened 5 bread, and cakes unleavened ,, tempered with oyl, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil : of wheaten flower ſhalt thou make them.
b To ſhew that the Prieſts ſhould be, and that Chriſt really was,
free from all malice and hypocriſy, both which are compared to leaven, Luke 12: 1: 1 Cor:5: 8: and that all the fervices offered £0
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God by the Prieſts were to be pure and unmixed. ; 3 Ard
IC!:zp, XXIX. | 3 And thou ſhalt put them into one basket, and bring chem «c in thebasket with the bullock and the two
Tamsse c To the door of the Tabernacle, as it follows verſe 4.