Tribe of Zebulun
Carbuncle means burning, flashing like lightning.
Lightning was a symbol of the glorious and awful majesty of the power of Jehovah.
Zebulun is a continuing city, to enclose, to dwell with.
This would suggest a city filled with the glory and majesty of the power of God.
Matthew 5:14-16.
Emerald
Tribe of Reuben
Emerald signifies a glowing and shining stone and was either red or green.
Emerald
1. Mercy;
2. Praise.
See Also: Green.
Rev. 4:3; Exod. 28:18
Reuben means ‘Behold shall not excel, ’.
We need to catch a vision of the Son. Red - Blood, Green - Abundant life. Jacobs prophecy to;”Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The Excellency of dignity and the Excellency of power. Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Sapphire
Tribe of Simeon
Sapphire was blue and ranged in different hues all the way from the bright blue to the deep blue, and also signifies stairs.
The deep blue is a symbol of deep and hidden spiritual truths and the stairs speak of ascent.
Sapphire
1. Foundation; Exod. 24:10;
2. Throne of God; Ezek. 10:1;
3. Christ; Ezek. 1:26;
Simeon means ‘That hears and obeys’ James 4:17; 1:2
Diamond
Tribe of Ephraim
Diamond Ephraim Ephraim means ‘Doubly Fruitful.
Like a corn of wheat must die to bring forth fruit we must die to the flesh on a daily basis.
Diamond
1. Jesus;
2. Precious work;
3. Permanent marker;
4. The word diamond comes from the Greek word Adamas, meaning “unconquerable”;
5. Resistance to abrasion;
6. Hardest natural substance known;
7. Excellent disperser of light;
8. Adamant/immovable/resolute;
9. Associated with the tribe of Gad. 1 Pet. 2:4; 1 Cor. 3:12; Jer. 17:1.
Ligure
Tribe of Gad meaning a company;
Gad signifies a Golden yellow like a grain of wheat. See Also: colour yellow
Gad meaning He shall triumph at last. Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last.”
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