FOT08 Jewels [DCrockettII]

"Opportunity is disguised as work"...that's why people often miss it.

Gems

A general term construed to mean any precious or semiprecious stones, especially when cut or polished for ornamental purposes. A gem can also be a cameo or an intaglio in an archaeological sense. Gems, mineralogically, are an order of minerals that are distinguished by their hardness, transparency, and nonmetallic luster. They have sufficient beauty and durability for use as a personal ornament or as symbols of authority. Gems have been used, depending on their value, in trade for many centuries. Gems mentioned in the Bible, in a liberal sense, include agate (chalcedony), alabaster, amethyst, beryl, chrysolite (topaz), diamond (Heb. yahălōm, which could mean onyx), emerald, jasper, and rā˒môṯ (coral).

Richard A. Stephenson

Heb. Hebrew

Richard A. Professor of Planning, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Freedman, D. N., Myers, A. C., & Beck, A. B. (2000). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (489). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans "This outstanding source is the place to find definitions, personal names and their derivation, places, and concepts from the Bible. Six hundred leading scholars from a wide spectrum of theological perspectives have come together to provide almost 5,000 articles that reflect current biblical scholarship, archaeological discoveries, trends, and issues. A must for every library."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.

Ex 28:2 Holy garments for the priesthood.

Ex 32:4 Ex 32:15-21 Eph 6:14 Mal 3:16-17 Psa 149:4 God takes pleasure in His people. We should too...

I Peter 3:3-4

"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone."

Rom 10:14-15 Beauty...

Rarity Matt 13:45-46

Matt 7:13-14

I Peter 1:7

Matt 10:22

Skill of cut and polish

Ex 31"1-5 I Cor 12:18

Optical Properties

Various types of refraction of light Matt 5:14-15

Eph 5:8 Phil 2:14-15 Do I shine a light to those around me.

2 Cor 11:13-15 Put it to the test

Psa 7:9

The way a diamond is cut affects how it absorbs light and refracts it back.

Sardis

2 Cor 5:7 Heb 11:6 Our heros

Topaz: Fidelity or faith

2 Cor 5:7 Heb 11:6

Emerald

Love Rom 12:9 be genuine... the real article... abhor e-mail eschew evil like in Job.

Jn 13:35 A new awareness... not new commandment!!

Torquoise:

Prosperity Prov 22:29 Prompt in his business... the skillful person will come to the notice quickly.

Onyx:

Prov 5: Eph 5:25

Marital happiness Good wife is from the Lord!

Sapphire:

Clear thinking

2 Tim 1:6

Diamond:

Innocence (blameless)

2 Peter 3:14

Aggate:

Constance not to be wishy washy

I Cor 15

Amathesist:

I Cor 5:8

Sincerity no wax to fill in the cracks!! sinba seria... without wax

Berryl:

Joshua 1:6

Courage

Opel:

Titus 1:2 Col 1:27 Christ in us is our hope

Hope

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Health

What should our treasure be?

Prov 2:1 Prov 3:13 Prov 8:10 Wisdom is better than rubies

Rev 21:18

The foundation of the Christian

Tough and being shaped and polised we are as true Christians