What's on your forehead?

February 8, 2008

In Exodus, the priestly garments for Aaron (and his descendants) are described. One thing of interest is the headpiece that he was to wear, or what was to be on it.

Exodus 28:36-38 KJV
(36) And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
(37) And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
(38) And 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.

When God would meet with Aaron he would not be able to see the sins of Aaron or of the people of Israel. The reason why is that he would see a sign that the King James version of the Bible tells us said Holiness to the Lord. Holiness here is the Greek word ko'-desh which means a sacred place or thing. Aaron, once he had gone through the ritual had become holy and now that is how God saw him. This was to be for Aaron and his descendants, who would be called the High Priests.

Jesus, though not of the Levite tribe, and therefore not capable of being a High Priest under Jewish tradition, became out High priest. When we go to God to worship Him, God can not see our sin. We also have Holiness to the Lord written on us as well. You can not see it like you could see Aaron's, but Jesus placed it on us. God, when we approach Him in the name of Jesus, sees that and will see us as Holy. We can then approach Him and not be concerned about being unholy in the place of God.

Next time you feel like your prayers do not reach up to God, touch your forehead and remember what it says up there.

Read through the Bible in one year in Historical order
Today
Exodus 28:1-29:46
Tomorrow
Exodus 30:1-32:35

http://tinyurl.com/24beby for a daily reading tool link.