Parasha: Tetzaveh
Garments for Honor
Tags: clothing, dress, garments, glory, holiness, priesthood
Tetzaveh - תצוה : "You shall command"
Torah : Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah : Ezekiel 43:10-27
Gospel : Mark 12
Thought for the Week:
It's not the outside that matters; only the heart matters. However, the outside often indicates what is going on in the inside.
Commentary:
You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. (Exodus 28:2)
The LORD commanded the children of Israel to make special garments for the priests to wear while they officiated in the Tabernacle. The garments are described as holy garments for glory and for beauty.
The garments of the priesthood were set apart for the purpose of serving God in the Tabernacle. They were not to be used for any other purpose. Holiness does not mean that there is some kind of a mystical goodness attached to the object, person or place described as ...
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