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. The theological summary of the breastpiece: Aaron bears the names over his heart as a continuing memorial before the Lord. The memorial that the breastpiece creates is not annual (like Passover) or weekly (like the Sabbath) but continuous — every time the priest enters the holy place, the names are before the Lord. The word continuing — tamid, always — is the same word used for the perpetual bread of the presence and the perpetual lampstand. The names of Israel are always before the Lord through the ministry of the high priest. Hebrews 7:25 says Jesus always lives to intercede — the always of the breastpiece becomes the always of Christ's intercession.

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