“And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:”
Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband. The dressing of Aaron follows the order from inner to outer: tunic first, then robe of the ephod, then the ephod, then the breastpiece. The waistband is fastened at the end, securing the ephod in place. The ordination follows the same dressing sequence that every subsequent high priestly service will follow. The first dressing is also the establishment of the protocol: this is how the high priest is clothed, in this order, from inner garment to outer vestment. The order of dressing is itself a liturgical act, as structured as any sacrifice.
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