Exodus 28:36-4336And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 38And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. 39And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his 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 iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. (Exodus 28:36‑43). The Mitre.
THE mitre, or cap, with a gold plate on it comes next, but God speaks first of the gold plate, and what was engraved on it, “Holiness to the Lord.”
That was to be engraved very deep, “Like the engravings of a signet.” It was put there to stay. God would look at it on the front of the mitre, or cap, and it was for this object— “That Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts.”
This was a wonderful and gracious provision that God had made for their imperfections and failures in their service.
What a mark this gives us of the holiness of God, and we must ever remember that in all we may do for the Lord, there are things that are not pleasing in His sight. Some think if they even “say a prayer,” as the saying is, they have done God a favor, but when we think of the holiness of God, we feel the need of that Scripture,
God has made, in grace, provision for His people with the Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, who represents them before Him, and if they make mistakes in speaking to Him, yet Christ, as Priest, bears the iniquity of the holy things, so that those who present praise to God through Him, are acceptable to God in that service.
Dear young believer, do not be afraid, therefore, to speak to, and offer praise to God, but seek to be careful in what you say to Him, that all may be according to His character of holiness.
In Heb. 10 we have the blood of Christ, and the rent veil, which are also Christ who has been rent for us, and thus through Him we enter into God’s presence: then we have the High Priest over the house of God, through whom we draw near to God.
Verse 39 gives us a type of Christ’s personal purity in the fine linen: the embroidery gives a type of every grace in Him.
Verses 40-43 give us Aaron and his sons, and their clothing for consecration, so is connected with the next chapter.
ML 07/23/1922