It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
The ephod was the high priest's outermost garment, shot through with gold thread; a short coat without sleeves, fitted close with a curious girdle. Those shoulder-pieces bore the names of all Israel in precious stones, and Christ our High Priest bears us the same way before His Father, our advocate and our memorial.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 28:6-14
It shall have the two shoulder pieces thereof,.... Which were two pieces that joined to the ephod, reaching from the arm holes to the shoulders both on the right and left, coming from before and behind; and meeting on the shoulders, were buttoned with two onyx stones, and covering the shoulders are called by this name: joined at the two edges thereof; the two edges...
The ephod was made of the same four materials as the tabernacle's inner curtain, hyacinth, purple, scarlet, and fine linen, but worked throughout with gold thread. The gold was beaten into plates, then cut into threads to be woven together with each of the four yarns.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 28:6-14