🪔 Exodus 28

Exodus 28 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.” Exodus 28 opens with these words: ““Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the…” The line to keep is Exodus 28:29: “Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before…” Carry the word “aaron” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Exodus 28:29: “Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Exodus 28? Then try this: Read “Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.