Comments on Dragonflies and Waterlilies: QQC--Weighty Clothes

Hi Stephen, welcome to my blog! Actually, I said ...

2011-11-07T11:51:34.693-06:00

Hi Stephen, welcome to my blog!

Actually, I said the STONES on the breastpiece had to be large--large enough to have words engraved on them and, as I pointed out, engraving takes space; the stones had to be large enough to accomodate the engraving. As I think of it I realise that when I referred to the stones being large, I wasn't even talking about the stones on the breastpiece itself but on the stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. There were six names carved into each of those stones of onyx. I said nothing about the actual size of the breastpiece and was focusing on the weight of it; large stones means "heavy."

I find it interesting that you estimate the size o...

2011-11-07T09:37:20.630-06:00

I find it interesting that you estimate the size of the breastplate to be large, when the size is given as a "span long and a span wide- and folded double." Ex 28:16 A span is approx 8" and I have never seen a rendering of the Breastplate folded double.

Good point, Konrad!

2011-04-11T23:09:05.951-05:00

Good point, Konrad!

That's one way to stay fit!

2011-04-11T22:43:05.814-05:00

That's one way to stay fit!

Thank you! I hadn't thought about the weight ...

2011-03-03T11:24:25.527-06:00

Thank you! I hadn't thought about the weight of the garment being a reminder of the weight of the high priest's responsibility but that makes very good sense. By the way, there was more weight than what I described. At the bottom of his robe, the high priest had little bells and pomegranates--I think of gold, which would add considerable weight.

Blessings!

Reminds me of the fire fighter's outfits. Jac...

2011-03-02T19:34:43.925-06:00

Reminds me of the fire fighter's outfits. Jacket alone is 50 pounds.

Perhaps this weighty garment served as a reminder of the responsibility they had to direct and lead God's people.

You have the most thought provoking posts Debbie.