Decoder Terminal
SAPPHIRE STONE
ROYAL MATERIAL — THRONE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT
OBJECTSpecs
color
Deep blue with gold flecks
hebrew
sappir — likely lapis lazuli
exodus parallel
Pavement under God's feet (Exodus 24:10)
Intelligence Brief
The Hebrew sappir likely refers to lapis lazuli rather than modern sapphire — a deep blue stone flecked with gold. In Exodus 24:10, the elders of Israel saw God standing on 'a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.' The blue of the throne is the blue of the sky — the color of heaven itself. The high priest's breastplate included sapphire. The foundations of the New Jerusalem include it (Revelation 21:19). This is royal material, heaven-material, the substance of God's dwelling.
Scripture References