(2 Thessalonians 3:10) But rather this means as we go through our daily lives, we are to rest in Jesus, not worrying about what we shall eat, drink, or wear, etc. Without the ephodor the breastpiece, tunic, or sashthe priest was unfit to serve. Priesthood garments - Ephod - and significance - JudaicaWorld archives Only he can save us from our sins and give us eternal life. The ephod had twelve different stones set in it. When we wear Jesus Christ, we are clothed in his righteousness and are forgiven of our sins. Hallelujah! Furthermore, the Lord clothes us with His own beauty, having imputed to us His sanctification. Only certain people were allowed to wear the ephod. In one of the most effusive displays of worship recorded in the Bible, King David danced "before the Lord with all his might" ( 2 Samuel 6:14 ). It is often used in ceremonial dress, and it is also used in religious artwork. It is mentioned throughout the Bible and has been worn by some of the most well-known figures in Christianity. The robes hem was woven over double to prevent it from ripping due to the weight of the pomegranates and bells. The combination of these two tenses in the perfect tense is used inJohn 19:30is of overwhelming significance to the Christian. Pomegranates a reminder that mans (i.e., the First Adams) disobedience by partaking of the forbidden fruit (i.e., a pomegranate) from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil resulted in spiritual death (i.e., separation from God), thus requiring God to come from Heaven as a man born of a virgin (i.e., Jesus the Last Adam) to shed His Royal blood to pay the price for our redemption. In this manner, the crown, itself a thin plate, was kept tied and in place on the High Priests forehead. On each of these stones was engraved the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The ephod supported the breastpiece of 12 precious stones. Jesus is our high priest, our Redeemer, and He is all we need. The Stones of the Ephod. The perfect tense is a combination of two Greek tenses: the Present tense and the Aorist tense. The breastpiece that was attached to the ephod also held huge significance and contained two stones, the Urim and Thummim. Verse 14 says he was wearing a linen ephod as he danced before the LORD.
