symbol · Old Testament

The high priest's garments

Breastpiece, ephod and turban — glory and beauty worn on behalf of the people.

Priesthood

2 connections

Direct

grows out of · names on the heart

The breastpiece carries the twelve tribal names into the sanctuary, so the priest never enters God's presence alone.

Echo

points forward to · representation

What the stones on the breastpiece pictured — a people carried into God's presence by their priest — Hebrews describes as an ongoing intercession.