A Precious Gem
At Millhouse Ministries, we often encourage our readers to look deeper into God’s word to find the hidden gems that He has placed there. Proverbs 25:2 is often our most quoted scripture in regard to this: “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” Well, today, I am here to share with you my most recent “gem” to find, and ironically enough, it is a physical gem.
All throughout scripture, we see different gemstones being mentioned.
“17 Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 18 the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 19 the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst; 20 the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings.”
Exodus 28:17-20
19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.
Revelation 21:19-21
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
Proverbs 3:13-15
These are just a few verses that reference gemstones found in scripture. At this point, you may be wondering why I am bringing this up. Well, what if I told you that each gemstone has a meaning behind it, and through this meaning, we can grow to understand more of God’s attributes?
At this point, I want to put out a word of caution. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be looking into what the Bile says about these gemstones. However, this is not the same as crystal healing. There is nothing found in scripture that holds to the theory that gemstones hold mystical/healing/protection attributes. Instead, what we will be doing is examining what scripture verses state in regards to gemstones and see that we can learn more about God when we take His word seriously.
When we take into consideration the care that God put forth when allowing infallible man to transcribe His word, we can begin to understand that even the simplest things that seem to just be thrown in there can, in fact, have incredible meaning. This is why over the next couple of weeks, we will be looking into what the Bible says about these precious stones.
Seek the truth and encourage one another,
Alex