What significance do the pomegranates hold in Exodus 39:24 for the priestly garments? Exodus 39:24 “They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen on the hem of the robe.” • Literal woven fruit decorating the high-priestly robe (Exodus 28:33–34; 39:25–26) • Visual emblem of covenant abundance and fruitfulness (Deuteronomy 8:8; Numbers 13:23) • Reminder that obedience yields life and blessing, as multitudinous as the seeds (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:7–8) • Paired with gold bells to unite silent fruit with audible testimony of holiness (Exodus 28:35) • Foreshadowing the spiritual fruit produced by believers through the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23; John 15:8) |