This good looking fellow is a replica of Aaron, the high priest, wearing his priestly garments in the tabernacle. I'll be preaching on him/them tomorrow.
God told Moses, "Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor. Tell all the skilled men to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest. These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests." (Exodus 24:2-4)
This is a close-up of what the breastpiece might have looked like. It communicated how Aaron (and his high priestly sons) would have represented the people of Israel before God.
"Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the LORD." (Exodus 28:29)
Thanks to Bible Places for the visuals!
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