The robe was worn under the ephod. It was ‘of blue, the color of heaven, of deep lakes, of the gentian and the forget-me-not. It was of one piece. See John 19:23. It ended in a fringe, in which bells and pomegranates alternated. We are as the skirts of his garments, and the holy oil will reach us there, so the psalmist says. See Ps. 133:2. We may receive the unction of the holy Christ. The Spirit so richly given to him may anoint even us, and it will re-

veal itself in the fruit of the pomegranate and the sweetness of the golden bell.- Aaron’s headplate bore an inscription, which the prophet tells us should be written also on our commonest duties and most prosaic service. See Zech. 14: 20, 21. For ordinary priests the clothing was very simple. Pure white linen! Such is the garb which befits us all! Rev. 19:8.