Exodus 28:2 For glory and for beauty…

We continue now to look at the construction of the holy garments; the priest and the preisthood.

² And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. ³ And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. ⁴ And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. ⁵ And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. (Exodus 28:2-5)

Now these holy garments are for glory and beauty. I think it good while studying these garments to remember that this is what God has deemed to be glorious and beautiful.

This is not necessarily glorious and beautiful in a fashion sense. But this is what God has determined to be such and this is what he has required in order that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. In other words, nobody is going into the Holiest of all without the garments; confirmed by the words of Jesus, (Matthew 22:12) Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?

God lays down a list of what is to be worn in the priest’s office. There’s quite a few items. In the coming weeks, we’ll look individually at each item of the garments. But I do want you to notice the color scheme of the entire outfit: And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

This is the same color scheme of the veil. (Exodus 26:31-32) And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold…

This is the same color scheme of the door of the tent. Exodus (26:36-37) And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold…

This is the same color scheme of the gate of the court, minus the gold. (Exodus 27:16) And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen…

These colors are the colors of entrance. They mark the opening into a place. We see them on all three doors of the tabernacle. And now we see them on the high priest. And Jesus being our high priest, he also is the door. (John 10:9) I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved…

This signifies to us that the way to God is through the person, Jesus Christ. (John 14:6) I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Blue, purple, scarlet, and gold are the colors of the Christ, and we dare not approach God without them; or pass through any other door that bares not the colors of Christ.

The colors of Christ are what is glorious and beautiful to God. And everybody knows this:

• Blue typifies heaven and divinity, the Son of God
• Purple typifies royalty and wealth, the King
• Scarlet typifies sacrifice and blood, the Cross

Or, maybe:

• Blue typifies the Holy Ghost
• Purple typifies the Father
• Scarlet typifies the Son

We see how Jesus bares all those colors as our high priest. But quickly I want to look how those colors apply to us as priests of God.

• Blue, Our Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, the heavenly dove that abides with us.
• Purple, Our Position and Provision, Children of the King who owns the cattle on a thousand hills
• Scarlett, Our Propitiation, who washed us in his own blood

And it’s with these glorious and beautiful colors that we (Hebrews 4:16) …come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. All who render service unto God shall wear these colors. They are our team colors. You want to play on the team? You gotta put on the uniform.

Now don’t get mixed up with the wrong team. Guess who else has claimed these colors? (And I doubt that it’s coincidence. They are always trying to pervert the things of God) That’s right, the gay pride flag. I was going to choose a flag with those colors and use that as my featured picture but forget that!