Overview
I had been researching the 12
Tribes of Israel camp arrangement (Numbers chapter 2) in comparison to the
Mazzaroth (Zodiac) and the stones in the Breastplate of Judgement and wondered
if our current day birth stones were involved (I may have heard this somewhere
or the Holy Spirit was directing me). So I looked up birthstones on Wikipedia
for insight and found a list of gemstones for each constellation in the
Mazzaroth (Zodiac) and found that these stones were almost identical to the New
Jerusalem foundation stones in Revelation 21:19 (see
below). I figured since the original Hebrew solar
calendar was preserved in the Zodiac that maybe the birthstones preserved
the original stones in the Breastplate of Judgment. I used the birthstones and foundation stones
as a guide for coming up with the original stones used for the Breastplate of
Judgment. There are many different bible
translations for the same stone. Below
is my conclusion on what the Breastplate looked like based on reviewing these
sources: Strong’s definitions of the Masoretic
text, the Septuagint, Antiquities
of the Judahites by Josephus, Revelation chapter 21 foundation
stones and Mazzaroth stones or birth stones.
The preservation of our Father in Heaven's precious gemstone’s, within the European
tradition of the birthstones, is more proof that the Europeans are the true
Israelites of the bible.
(Note: Our Father in Heaven does not want us using the Mazzaroth
to decide our personal future. The
Mazzaroth is Jesus' story in the Heavens.)
Exodus 28 – Breastplate of Judgment
Below are the instructions our Father in Heaven
gave for making the Breastplate of Judgment:
“And thou shalt set in it four rows of
stones: in the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:
In the second a carbuncle, a sapphire and a jasper. In the third a ligurius, an
agate, and an amethyst: In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They
shall be set in gold by their rows. And they shall have the names of the
children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with
the name of one according to the twelve tribes.” Exodus 28:17 (DR)
According to the book Antiquities
of the Judahites by
Josephus the stones were in birth order. The book of Chronicles reflects the
correct birth order as follows:
“These
are the names of the sons of Israel; Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar,
Zabulon, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, Aser.” Septuagint 1 Ch
2:1-2
The pictures of each gemstone came from Wikipedia.
Breastplate Arrangement 1
This is my first choice for the
arrangement since the Hebrew language is written right to left. Also because when various arrangements are
sited in the bible, East is listed first (i.e. the camp arrangement) – so East
would be on the right. This is probably
because they used the solar calendar and the sun rises in the East. Reuben's stone is odem in Hebrew, which comes from adom meaning redness.
Breastplate Arrangement 2
This is my second choice since when Numbers, chapter 2,
states the 12 tribes camp arrangement it states the center position first, then
fills in each side.
Breastplate Arrangement 3
This is my third choice and it is only here since the bible
translators may have corrected the right- left order to left-right order when
the bible was translated.
12 Tribes Camp Arrangement of Our Father in Heaven’s Precious Stones
Below is the Number
chapter 2, twelve tribe’s camp arrangement showing Our Father in Heaven’s precious stones.
Note that Judah was named first on the
East, then Reuben to the South in a clockwise circle.
The Mazzaroth & the Foundation of Precious Stones
Below are our Father in Heaven’s precious foundation
stones in the order of the Mazzaroth according to Revelation chapter 21. Notice that these stones are not in the same
arrangement as the 12 tribe’s camp since our Father in Heaven will be creating a New
Jerusalem. Plus the 12 tribes camp
is listed in a clockwise fashion and in the New Jerusalem the stones are in a
counter clockwise direction and follow the same direction as the earth does
around the sun. These are actually foundation stones and the gates will
actually be pearl.
Revelation 21: And it had
a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and
names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children
of Israel. On the east, three gates: and
on the north, three gates: and on the south, three gates: and on the west,
three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them,
the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that spoke with me,
had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof, and
the wall. And the city lieth in a foursquare, and the length thereof is as
great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve
thousand furlongs, and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are
equal. And he measured the wall thereof an hundred and forty-four cubits, the
measure of a man, which is of an angel. And the building of the wall thereof
was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold, like to clear glass. And
the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of
precious stones. The first foundation
was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third, a chalcedony: the fourth, an
emerald: The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the
eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a
jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates are twelve pearls,
one to each: and every several gate was of one several pearl. And the street of
the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple
therein. For the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, and the Lamb. And the
city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it,
and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.
The Mazzaroth Gemstones
Reflected below are the
traditional stones that are recognized for each constellation in the Mazzaroth. As you review these stones, you will notice
that not much has changed. Some of the
stones may have changed once the Israelites moved into Europe since they may
have adopted a stone that was more readily available in Europe.
Josephus states that these
gemstones were of immense value, therefore, the ordinary person would not be
able to afford them. Wikipedia
states that the tradition of wearing a single birthstone, that represents your
birth month, is only a few centuries old.
Previous to the birth stone tradition, it was the tradition to change
the stone you wore according to the season of the Mazzaroth. For example, during Passover you would be wearing
either a Bloodstone or red Jasper ring. During the fall feasts you would wear a
Carnelian ring. This old gemstone tradition
would have been Jesus centered instead of today’s self-centered birthstone.
When Our Father in Heaven’s solar calendar was
changed it made it necessary to change the Mazzaroth gemstones months which changed the foundation stones to birth stones. Therefore our Father in Heaven’s precious stone arrangement was lost over time. In 1912 the National Association of Jewelers
met to standardize the month birthstones in Kansas which further drifted
us away from the meaning of our Father in Heaven’s precious stones. For example they decided that the birthstone
for April is the Diamond, however, the Diamond is not included in the Mazzaroth
gemstones or the foundation stones. I
had heard, in the past, that the diamond should not really be considered a precious
stone since most women have a wedding ring with one on it so it must not be
rare or precious. I’m positive that our Father in Heaven’s gemstones are more valuable and precious.
While I researched each
stone in Wikipedia, I noticed that a synthetic version was being produced of
most all of them – as usual, Satan likes to creates a counterfeit of everything our Father in Heaven says is precious.
To see more
of my research sources on our Father in Heaven’s precious stones, please see this document.
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