"And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. Then he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place." vv.10-11
Read chapter 6.
The priest officiating at the altar was to wear sacred garments for the sacred task. We see in Exodus 29 the different parts of the priestly wear. Notice that they are to change when done doing this service and not something they parade around town in. Ministering at the altar with all the burnt offerings and the fire that was constantly burning and carrying of the ashes is a hot job. I surely would be sweating a ton, but again we see the Lord providing these special garments for this specific task. In Ezekiel 44:18 it says, "They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat." These linen garments most likely protected them from the heat and allowed cooling of the body. I need to find me clothes like that;) A lot of people put on their "Sunday best" when they go to church or anything "religious" thinking they have to look good in front of God. Well that's awesome but should we then dress well all the time as please to His eyes and not man's? I love sometimes dressing up as if I'm going on a date with God, but also some of my best dates with God are in my pajamas. Yes the priest were required to wear these garments a certain times and we aren't given a command to wear certain things at worship time, but how do you treat service to the Lord with what you wear?
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