These colors signified the Blood of Christ, she d for the remission of our sins (red), the Law of God and our Covenant with Him (blue), and royalty (purple) - for we are all called to be kings and priests in our Father's Ser v ice, after the Example of Christ. The high priest also wore an ephod made of embroidered red, blue, and purp le threads. Numbers 15:38-40 "Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the Commandments of the LORD (Yahweh), and do them and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all My Commandments, and be holy unto your God." Sanctified living involves obedience to the Will of God and loyalty to His Law. This was to be a constant reminder of the Law of God, and to encourage the w earer to obey it s Principles: God's people were also to make " fringes" of blue to wear upon the "borders" of their clothes. This is why we can truly say that He was sinless (for sin is transgression of the Law - 1 John 3:4). Christ, our Heavenly High Priest, perfectly o beyed every part of the Law of God. The blue robe symbolized the Law of God and obedience to it. " Over the white linen tunic, the high priest wore a blue ro be. Is aiah 61:10 "I will greatly rejoice in the LORD (Yahw eh), my soul shall be joyful in my God for He hath clothed me with the Garments of Salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness. Revelation 19:8 "And to her (the Bride of Christ) was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." Christ's Righteousness is given as the covering of every saved, child of God : The white linen of these garments symbolized the righteousness of Christ. The high priest wore a white linen tunic, white linen pants, and a turban on his head which was al so made of white linen. Each part of the high priest's attire signified our Saviour's Work and Character, and portrayed a vital lesson in sanctified living. In Exodus, we read about the breastplate and clothes of the high priest.
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