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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 28:36

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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28:36-38 Like all the other elements of the high priest’s clothing and activities, the medallion worn on the front of the turban was to remind the people that God is holy, and his holiness had implications for their entering his presence. God wished to dwell with his people, but his holiness would destroy them unless he took preventative steps. God determines the way into his presence; we do not. The central question of the Bible is how a sinful people can live in the presence of a holy God so that God can share his holy character with them. Ultimately, the answer is provided in Jesus Christ, the Holy One of God who is the perfect mediator (Luke 4:34; Heb 9:11-15). He did not die only to rescue us from the consequences of our sin, but so that God can live in us, reproducing his holy character in us (Eph 2:10; 4:22; Phil 1:27; 1 Pet 1:13-16).
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