. Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a…

1. THE EPHOD.

The ephod was, as already observed , a sort of jerkin or waistcoat. It was made in two pieces, a front piece a…

And you shall take two onyx-stones. That the connection between the priest and the people might be made clearer, God not only placed on hi…

And you shall take two onyx stones
called from the colour of a man's nail, which they seem to resemble: the Targums …

This richly made ephod was the outermost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the lower-ranking priests. It was a short coat…