DAILY?READINGS: 1 Samuel 25; Isaiah 63:15 to 64:12; Romans 7:7-25
The high priest…shall not…rend his clothes. Leviticus 21:10
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy. Matthew 26:65
Then the soldiers…took his garments…They said…Let us not rend it. John 19:23-24
Who was the real high priest? Since the Jew’s high priest would not acknowledge Jesus as the Christ and tore His clothes, God used the ignorant, ungodly soldiers to show who was truly His High Priest. They spared His coat from being torn as He prepared to purify heavenly things with the better sacrifice of His own blood. Let us draw near to Him today and worship our great High Priest. —Tom Steere
Enthroned in Majesty, the High Priest sits within;
His precious blood, once shed, has made and keeps us clean.
—Horatius Bonar