1 Chronicles 15:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 15:27 Mean?
For this sacred day David and all the ministers are clothed in fine linen, and David himself wears a linen ephod, a priestly garment. The king sets aside royal splendor to dress as a humble servant before the ark.
Before God, David is not chiefly a monarch but a worshiper. His simple linen and priestly ephod show a heart that lays its honors at the Lord's feet. So too the redeemed are clothed in fine linen, the righteousness granted by God, fit garments for those who draw near to Him.
1 Chronicles 15:27 in the Original Language
ephod (אֵפוֹד) -- a sacred linen vestment worn in priestly service before the Lord.
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What does 1 Chronicles 15:27 mean?
David and the Levites are clothed in fine linen, and David wears a linen ephod.