Exodus 39:15 says, And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.  The breastplate was the next item to be made.  As with all these things, this is the third time that we are reading about it.  God gave the directions to Moses, who gave them to the elders and builders, and then now we are reading about their actually being made.  We may hear the gospel over and over again, but it will always be God's message.  God gave us the gospel, He calls preachers to proclaim the gospel, and those who receive it are then commanded to go into all the world and share it.  Verse sixteen states, And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.  Ouches are buckles.  They would be both functional and ornate, as was the rest of the outfit made for Aaron.  Verse seventeen says, And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.  Then verse eighteen adds, And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.  The chains, though made ornate, had a purpose, and that was to hold the breastplate to the ephod.  As we do God's work, we must all fit together to be the most effective in doing it.  Verse nineteen says, And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.  Then verse twenty adds, And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.  Then verse twenty-one concludes, And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.  The breastplate was to be secured to the ephod with blue lace so that the two might not be separated.  For the gospel to have meaning today, we must look at the whole life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.  It is not enough to say that Jesus was a good man or that He died on the cross, but we must acknowledge that He lived a perfect life, died on the cross for the sins of every individual, and that He rose again the third day to defeat sin and death in our place.  Jesus is either all of these things to us, or His death has no purpose for us.  Verse twenty-two states, And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.  Then verse twenty-three adds, And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.   A habergeon is a sleeveless coat.  The hole in the midst of the robe was reinforced so it would not rend, or tear apart.  Verse twenty-four continues, And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.  These seem to be more ornamental than functional, but they were made according to God's design.  Verse twenty-five says, And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;  Verse twenty-six adds, A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.  The bells were to serve the purpose of letting the people know when Aaron was coming near.  We may not have bells today to announce the presence of God, but we have the Holy Spirit living within us if we are followers of Christ, and this is a greater blessing.  If we are living for Christ, we never have to ask if He is near.