“And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.”
Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it — of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen. The waistband that secures the ephod around the priest's waist is one piece with the ephod itself — the same materials, the same construction, the same skilled craftsmanship. The integration of the waistband into the ephod means the garment is a unified whole: no separate belt that might come undone, no boundary between the ephod and its closure. The priest is dressed in a single continuous garment rather than assembled pieces. The unity of the ephod communicates the unity of the priest's identity as he enters God's presence: he enters whole, not assembled.
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