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Precious Stones
Dug out of the earth - Job 28:5,6
Brought from Ophir - 1Ki 10:11; 2Ch 9:10
Brought from Sheba - 1Ki 10:1,2; Eze 27:22
CALLED
- Stones of fire
- Eze 28:14,16- Stones to be set
- 1Ch 29:2- Jewels
- Isa 61:10; Eze 16:12- Precious jewels
- 2Ch 20:25; Pr 20:15Of great variety - 1Ch 29:2
Of many colours - 1Ch 29:2
Brilliant and glittering - 1Ch 29:2; Re 21:11
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Agate
- Ex 28:19; Isa 54:12- Amethyst
- Ex 28:19; Re 21:20- Beryl
- Da 10:6; Re 21:20- Carbuncle
- Ex 28:17; Isa 54:12- Coral
- Job 28:18- Chalcedony
- Re 21:19- Chrysolite
- Re 21:20- Chrysoprasus
- Re 21:20- Diamond
- Ex 28:18; Jer 17:1; Eze 28:13- Emerald
- Eze 27:16; Re 4:3- Jacinth
- Re 9:17; 21:20- Jasper
- Re 4:3; 21:11,19- Onyx
- Ex 28:20; Job 28:16- Pearl
- Job 28:18; Mt 13:45,46; Re 21:21- Ruby
- Job 28:18; La 4:7- Sapphire
- Ex 24:10; Eze 1:26- Sardine or Sardius
- Ex 28:17; Re 4:3- Sardonyx
- Re 21:20- Topaz
- Job 28:19; Re 21:20Highly prized by the ancients - Pr 17:8
Extensive commerce in - Eze 27:22; Re 18:12
Often given as presents - 1Ki 10:2,10
Art of engraving upon, early known to the Jews - Ex 28:9,11,21
Art of setting, known to the Jews - Ex 28:20
USED FOR
- Adorning the high priest's ephod
- Ex 28:12- Adorning the breastplate of judgment
- Ex 28:17-20; 39:10-14- Decorating the person
- Eze 28:13- Ornamenting royal crowns
- 2Sa 12:30- Setting in seals and rings
- So 5:12- Adorning the temple
- 2Ch 3:6- Honouring idols
- Da 11:38A part of the treasure of kings - 2Ch 32:27
Given by the Jews for the tabernacle - Ex 25:7
Prepared by David for the temple - 1Ch 29:2
Given by chief men for the temple - 1Ch 29:8
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Preciousness of Christ
- Isa 28:16; 1Pe 2:6- Beauty and stability of the church
- Isa 54:11,12- Saints
- Mal 3:17; 1Co 3:12- Seductive splendour and false glory of the apostasy
- Re 17:4; 18:16- Worldly glory of nations
- Eze 28:13-16- Glory of heavenly Jerusalem
- Re 21:11- Stability of heavenly Jerusalem
- Re 21:19 Next Topic (Preciousness of Christ)