CHAPTER V. 407 was made of fine linen, of blue, purple, and scarlet, interwoven with plates and wires of gold; Ex. xxxix. 2, 3. 56. What was the breastplate ? A. It was made of the same work as the ephod, of a span square, with twelve jewels set in gold, ranked in four rows and fastened to the ephod ; Ex. xxxix. S, 9, 10. 57. Q. What was engraven in those jewels? A. The twelve names of the children of Israel, that the high-priest might bear them on his breast as a memorial before the Lord ; Ex. xxviii. 32. and xxxix. 14. 58. Q. What was the urim and thummim on the breast- plate ? A. It was soulething whereby the mind and will of God were made known to the high-priest, when he enquired in cases of difficulty ; Ex. xxviii. 30. Num. xxvii. 21. Note here, On this ephod were the urim and thummim in the breast-plate, which are sometimes called the oracle, because the high -priest by consulting this in any enquiry of importance, found the mind of God, and told it to the enquirer. But we know not now what the urim and thummim were, or by what signs or tokens, or in what manner the mind of God was made known on or by this breast -plate to the priests ; whether the an- swer was given by a particular lustre on such letters on the breast-plate as spelled out distinct words, or whether by a voice from the ephod, or from the mercy seat, is not hitherto agreed by the learned, and their conjectures about it are very va- pious and uncertain. 59. Q. What was the girdle of the ephod ? A. A curious linen girdle of embroidered work, to bind the ephod with the other garments close to the body ; Ex. xxviii. S. and some sup- pose it to have been fastened to the ephod. 60. Q. What was the robe of the ephod ? A. It was an upper garment woven all of blue, with wrought pomegra- nates, and golden bells hanging on the hem of it, to make a sound when the high-priest went into the holyplace; Ex. xxxix. 24-26. 61. Q. What was thecoat ? A. An under garment, closer to thebody, made of linen and finely embroidered ; Ex. xxviii. 4, 39. 62. Q. What was the mitre ? A. It was a cap of fine linen, with a plate of pure gold fastened on the fore-part of it with a lace of blue ; Ex. xxviii. and xxxvi. and xxxix. 28, 30. 63. Q. What was engraven on this plate? A. Holiness to the Lord, because Aaron was to bear the iniquity of their holy things, that they might be accepted before the Lord; Ex. xxxix. 28, 30. and xxviii. 36-38. 64. Q. Thus much for the holy garments : Now let us
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