Sapphire from a word in the French language, which in turn comes from a Latin word, this comes from a Greek word which originates in an ancient Hebrew word סַפִּיר SAPPIR. sap-peer’ Strongs 5601.
The root of the Hebrew word is SAPHAR and it means:
to speak,
to tell,
to declare.
So it would follow that if the tablets were made of sapphire (SAPPIR) they declared the Word of the Lord, the content of His covenant in their meaning –
they spoke, told, and declared.
EX 24:10 work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body
כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ לִבְנַ֣ת הַסַּפִּ֔יר וּכְעֶ֥צֶם הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם .
His Word is the most precious stone above any jewel and here every Word of God is a sapphire and a spoken one, declaring His love and commitment to His people. Every Word of His is a priceless treasure, a saphar. The Word is a Jewel – a sapphir – Yeshua was the Word made flesh.
He is the precious stone beyond all price.
He SPOKE,
and DECLARED the word of Lord,
He came to TELL us the good news of the renewed covenant.
We in turn are sapphires for Him,
speaking, declaring and telling of His love.
Isaiah 62:3 – Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Zechariah 9:16-17 – And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
One day we will be jewels in His crown.
So much of the, beyond earthly phenomena, concerning the things of the Lord cannot be comprehended by our finite minds. These constructs are outside of our normal thinking.
The tablets were said to contain the whole of the law, which sounds ridiculous and yet, even 50 years ago, no one would have believed, or imagined a computer, that could fit in your pocket, (mobile cell phone). Equipped with massive storage capacity and worldwide access to infinite information at our fingertips!
In a recent article above. Did these Sapphires come from heaven???
The question to ponder is.. The Word says John 1:3 that nothing was made without Him..
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made;
..therefore, technology is not superior to God and He must be the originator of it. Think of Elijahs ‘chariot of fire’ and Ezekiel’s wheels within wheels.
The Ancient Of Days, the Glory Of God, appears to the Prophet Ezekiel. He Sees Messiach Yeshua ( Messiah Jesus ), “the likeness of a Man above, upon a throne, which had the likeness of a Sapphire stone“.
This glorious unfolding open vision of God’s extreme glory was revealed to the Prophet, before sending him to the rebellious house of Israel.
There are many instances where biblical events could be understood as possible references to ‘technology’, as we understand and how we would describe it today. These things are not a surprise to God!
Isn’t it interesting that we call the hand-held-portable ones ‘tablets’!
Today technical specialists are working with crystalline materials. Crystals have magnetic properties, which enable them to retain much information. Granite and many other stones have a similar structure. (Magnets and magnetic properties are used in all computers and data storage components, even back to the reel to reel tape and compact cassette.)
Clear crystal and blue sapphire are also among the foundations of the New Jerusalem.
Apparently the first set of tablets that were smashed were kept and placed in a second ark/box and stored beside the main ark of the covenant.
Were the 2nd set also cut from the sapphire throne?
How did he engrave them?
Hammer and chisel?
These were forbidden, so sometime we have to go to the world of legends to find the revelation of truth.
The sages of the Hebrews puzzled long over the apparent difficulty of building the grandeur of the temple of Solomon without the known building tools of the iron chisel and hammer. Yet the very use of these instruments was forbidden by the Lord of hosts.
“In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.” 1 Kings 6:7
There is also a reference in the ancient writings to a worm called a Shamir.
This is not the only time that worms are used for God’s purposes.
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Another reference to sapphire stone is in Exodus 28:15
Sapphire was one of the precious stones set in the high priest’s “breastplate of judgment”.
So there are several references where sapphire is connected to both rebellion and judgment.
Below are some possible options of how the engraving was done in both cases.
Whereas the Talmudic traditions, such as the BT Sotah 48:B, suggest that the gemstones were set in the breastplate while ‘in the fullness’ it appears that the faceting and size of these stones appear to be uniform and equal.
According to tradition the incredible stone cutting Shamir worm was rediscovered by Solomon who learned of this amazing little worm, no bigger than the grain of barley that could cut through any stone on earth. It was better than the sharpest iron instrument known.
Solomon learned that Moses also used this ‘worm’ in order to engrave the ten commandments on the stone that Yahweh had entrusted to him. Again according to tradition, since that day, the ‘worm’ was kept in the custody of the demon Ashmedai, the Prince of the Sea, who in turn kept it in the safe custody of the hoopoe bird (or woodcock).
In the Mishnah Avot 5:6, the Shamir was created on the sixth day of creation and was given to the hoopoe-bird (woodcock) who kept it in her custody throughout the ages in the Garden of Eden. This marvelous bird would on occasion take this worm and carry it across the earth, carrying it tightly in her beak, letting it down only to create a fissure on a desolate mountain peak so that the seeds of plants and trees could sprout and provide her food.
When the Israelites were camped near Mount Horeb/Sinai, the Lord brought the Shamir and gave it to Bezalel, בְּצַלְאֵל, to engrave the names of the twelve tribes on the twelve stones of the breastplate of the high priest, Aaron. Then the Lord gave it back to the custody of the hoopoe-bird. Here she kept it in a leaden box, with fresh barley, wrapped in a woolen cloth. That is until Solomon needed it to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. Since that day, the Shamir has been lost.
Of course, most Talmudic arguments were debated during the Roman imperial rule. In Latin, the Shamir was known as smiris corundum, the substance of sapphires and rubies and the hardest known gem next to the diamond. The substance of legends has a kernel of truth and now we know the ‘rest of the story’.
The process of engraving by the shamir included a special method of splitting the gemstones open but at the same time not missing any part of the stone.
Maybe within the hoard of the treasures of Solomon’s temple, we will find evidence of the technological sophistication, such as diamond drills, diamond and corundum bit saws that scholars have long felt did not exist in the 11th century BCE.
The Ancient Solar Premise is another suggested option:
Archimedes and the burning mirror.
The premise embraces ancient cultures from all over the world. It shows how they all used potent mirrors to turn stone to glass, vaporize metals and win wars.
When this tool is combined with the operation of the world’s iconic pyramids, shrines and stone circles, a paradigm shift is forced. The picture below shows an intense dynamic tube of energy.
The power has been made as high as 15MW/sqm with this method. This easily splits or melts just about any stone.
Is this the fabled ‘Shamir worm’ mentioned in the Old Testament? It is certainly capable of delivering many of the results associated with the Shamir.
For further research, there are photos online of the results of using the devices and videos showing this technology actually in use.
What was the finger of God?
Does He have fingers like us.. as Yeshua/Jesus had?
Could it have been some form of laser? God is not human form or He could not be omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent.
According to 1 John 1:5; He is Light, Light is energy. He has lightning proceeding from the place of His presence/His throne.
Lightning is plasma energy, electric emanations.
People often say the touch of God’s power to heal and restore feels like a tingling sensation; similar to electricity flowing through the body, and also many times like heat.
Heat is energy… think solar…
Ever touched something and got a shock from it? Static electricity will even make your hair stand on end!
Luke 11:20 says But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you
The finger of God is Ruach HaKodesh.
We are electric beings in an electro-magnetic universe!
How does one restart a heart that has arrested?
We send a strong electric current through it!
Our brains are computers and neurons continually fire across the synapses with electrical current sending information to the rest of the body……
The 1st broken set of tablets is somewhere…. And maybe will be revealed in Gods perfect time, together with the ark of the covenant that was hidden by Josiah.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah of Judah ordered the caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant to return it to the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 35:1-6; cf. 2 Kings 23:21-23).
Tradition says that the Ark was hidden by Josiah (Mishna, Shekal 6:1–2; Talmud: Yoma 52b, 53b–54a; Horayoth 12a).4 Irrespective of this and despite the two preceding accounts regarding Ethiopia and Tannis, the Ark appears again in the biblical narrative when King Josiah ordered the return of the Ark of the Covenant to the temple. the Ark had to have been hidden between the 18th year of Josiah, (when we are told he had it taken to Solomon’s temple), and 35 years later, when the temple was destroyed; it was NOT taken to Babylon, based on the information from the Scriptures which told what went to Babylon & what was returned).
It was most likely hidden just prior to the destruction of the temple, when Jerusalem was surrounded by the Babylonian siege wall; and it was hidden somewhere within the confines of the city wall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian siege wall. The entire city AND the temple were destroyed in 586 BC by the Babylonians, so the Ark could have only escaped destruction or captivity by NOT being anywhere in the city.
The destruction of the 1st set was a consequence of rebellious behavior on the part of the people. A lack of patience gave way to taking things into their own hands and doing their own thing.
They had just exited Egypt and were still full of the worlds ways. They had been set free but were not fully delivered or renewed in mind. They assumed Moses was dead after almost 6 weeks had passed waiting in the desert and they became fearful of their future with no leader.
This rebellion at Shavuot when the covenant was given resulted in judgment and death 3000 perished.
Yeshua came to fulfill the law.
God’s instructions included the 7 Appointed times! Moses delivered it Messiah fulfilled it.
At the Shavuot of Pentecost when the Ruach HaKodesh, was given there was salvation – eternal life and it is recorded that 3000 were present. 3000 came to life, here fulfilling the statement, the letter kills but the spirit gives life.
The old and renewed covenant are joined together, both initiated on the same date.
The spirit given the same day as the law; because
the law can tell us the will of God
but only
the Spirit can give us the the power to live it.. and for it to be evidence in our lives of His indwelling presence.
Then, His presence was contained in a specially prepared vessel – an ark. In the second His presence contained in specially prepared vessels – believers who had counted the Omer of 50 preparation days.
The definition of a rebellion is a resistance against something, particularly the government, authority or other controlling forces.
Strongs 4784 marah: מָרָה
to be contentious or rebellious
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-raw’)
Strongs 4805 meri: מְרִי rebellion
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-ee’)
Strong’s Number: H4776 mĕrad מְרַד rebellion
Biblical Pronunciation: meh-RAHD
An example of a rebellion is a refusal by a large group of people to follow a law.
The Jews rebelled against the Roman rule of tyranny – so not all rebellion is wrong!
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and then manifests itself by the refusal to submit or to obey the authority responsible for this situation.
It is action against those in authority, against the rules, or against normal and accepted ways of behaving.
If we look in Matt.23:1-12, at some of the comments and actions of Jesus/Yeshua in connection to the hypocrisy Pharisees and Sadducees and the then Sanhedrin who ruled over the people, He actually was ‘in rebellion,’ according to the dictionary definition, against their (man-made) laws.
However this rebellion, was a righteous stand against those who had perverted and twisted God’s original commandments.
The original rebellion against God was ha satan Satan personifies rebellion. It was Lucifer’s rebellious action that saw him tossed out of heaven and renamed Satan, Adversary:
How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! Isaiah 14:12
In referencing Satan’s fall from heaven Yeshua/Jesus said in
Luke 10:18 “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”.
The five “I will” statements made by Satan in Isaiah 14 each take a step toward God, with each new step being greater than the previous. Satan’s desire to “climb the ladder” and ascend to heaven may mean that his rebellion began on earth. He desired to raise his seat above that of all the other angels.
In chapter 3:7 John called the religious leaders..
Jesus/Yeshua said they were of their father the devil and pronounced Seven Woes Upon the Scribes and Pharisees, Matt. 23:13-36; John 8:44.
Only Matthew records this scathing denunciation of the Jewish religious leaders.
These woes, in contrast to the Beatitudes, denounce false religion as utterly abhorrent to God and worthy of severe condemnation. No passage in the Bible is more biting, more pointed, or more severe than this pronouncement of Messiah upon the Pharisees.
It is very significant that He singled them out, as opposed to the Sadducees, who were more liberal, and the Herodians, who were the politicians. The Pharisees, while attempting to honor the Word of God and manifesting an extreme form of religious observance, were actually the farthest away from God.
No wonder it was something to rebel and have a righteous revolution against!
His first condemnation, in 23:13, related to the fact that they did all they could to shut out others.
False religion and pretense are always the worst enemies of the truth and are far more dangerous than immorality or indifference.
As the religious leaders of the Jews, they were held guilty before God of blocking the way for others seeking to enter into the kingdom of God.
Messiah’s condemnation of the Scribes and Pharisees pretensions, does not rule out reasonable recognition of authority in Israel or in the church, but obviously prohibits making this a goal in itself.
Instead, He held before them the desirability of one who ministers, and being a servant concluding,
“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted” (v. 12).
His disciples were not to seek to be called ‘rabbi’, and were forbidden to use the word ‘father’, indiscriminately, even though Paul used ‘father’, correctly in 1 Corinthians 4:15, and John addressed fathers in 1 John 2: 13-14. The general teaching is clear.
They were not to seek man-exalting titles such as rabbi/teacher, father, or minister, in order to gain the recognition of men; they are not titles but descriptive of the functions of service. Disciples of Messiah are not to exalt themselves but should seek to serve others and leave the exalting to God Himself.
Yeshua/Jesus concluded with the seventh woe, in verse 29, in which He charged them with building tombs of the prophets and garnishing them with decorations and claiming that they would not be partakers with their fathers in martyring prophets.
Yeshua/Jesus called their very witness to account, that they were the children of those who killed the prophets, and He told them, in verse 32,
“Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.”
In other words, do what your fathers did and even do worse.
Yeshua/Jesus was, of course, referring to their intent to kill Him and to their later persecution of the church.
In the severest terms, in verse 33, Yeshua/Jesus addressed them,
“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”
He described the Scribes and Pharisees as poisonous snakes, destined for terrible judgment which would be theirs in hell, specifically Gehenna, the place of eternal punishment.
So in this instance, the definition of a rebellion: being a resistance against something, particularly the government, authority or other controlling forces; and an example of a rebellion, is a refusal by a large group of people to follow a law… It would seem to be the correct word!
Furthermore, while looking at the word rebellion
itself and dividing it in two.. we get
REBEL LION!
Could it be said that Yeshua/Jesus was the Rebel Lion of the tribe of Judah!?
He came and reversed the curse and re-established our spiritual connection to our Heavenly Father.
It seems this rebel-lion was more of a revolution, an insurrection prior to the resurrection!
We need to rise up and become rebel lions, rebelling and standing against the antichrist system of the world and occupy till He comes. Even though the devil is the ‘god of this world’ and was able to offer it to Jesus/Yeshua, He refused and went to the cross; then He said
but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Eph. 6:12 (KJV). For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
This is what we are to rebel against as we follow Him so we are to be rebel lions against all false teaching and the traditions of men that make the Word of God of no effect.
Let us become those Rebel Lions of the tribe of Judah and rise up in the TRUTH of His Word and His Luchot cut from Sappir, the Saphar – speaking, telling, declaring the victory – not by sight but by faith – Because…
we have been crucified with Christ, and we no longer live, but Christ lives in us. The life we now live in the body, we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. Gal 2:20
Please don’t leave this page until you are no longer in
rebellion
towards The Father/Av or Messiah Jesus/Yeshua but make sure you are a
Rebel Lion of the Royal Tribe of Judah walking
on the stones of
heavenly fire – the paved work of sapphire.
Shalom Alecheim!
Please don’t leave this site without knowing you are saved and assured that you belong to Him; with a deep conviction that you know where you will go, when your body can no longer sustain you in this realm.
Make certain Jesus is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship not Religion.
NOT SURE?
Then simply SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.