Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for October 15, 2017

“The Lord’s Dress Code” Exodus 28:31-43 Bible Study 10/15/17

The greatest need of sinful humans is the perfect righteousness of Christ. Long ago, in his detailed description of the priestly wardrobe, the Lord pointed to this essential truth. Far from being an exercise in mere minutiae or a catalog of irrelevant information, the specific instructions regarding priestly garments remind us of the awesome responsibility and privilege of a relationship with the Lord. His wardrobe requirements are not optional but essential. It takes a holy priest to make a holy people.

I. Discern the Details

-the robe
*seamless
* bell and pomegranate

-the headgear
*turban
*diadem
*inscription

-the underclothes
*waist to thigh
*a striking contrast

-the High Priest adorned with holy majesty: magnificent clothes/magnificent ministry

II. Depend on the Right High Priest

-savoring the sense of the sacred
-“Power is God’s hand or arm, omniscience His eye, mercy His bowels, eternity His duration, but holiness is His beauty.” (Charnock)
-sobering yourself with the stress on the suitable
-refusing to minimize sin
-Zechariah’s vision in Zech. 3:1-5
-“I am convinced that the first step toward attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.” (Ryle)
-relying on the accepted priest (Heb. 7:23-28; 12:14)
-reflect on John 19:23

III. So What?

-Because God is holy and you are not, your greatest need is to claim the “wardrobe” of holiness that only He can provide.
-“Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another’s life, another’s death, I stake my whole eternity.” (Bonar)
-“When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh, may I then in Him be found; dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand.” (Mote)