Fri.’s Devo - The Stones on the Breastplate

Read Ex. 28:13-21 The breastplate was to be a vest with the stones that represented the 12 tribes of Israel. God showed me about 10 years ago that we are all a member of a tribe of Israel spiritually. See if you can see yourself in one of these tribes. These stones were to be set in gold settings and arranged in 4 rows, 3 stones each row. They were arranged in birth order. So the first was sardius, which is a ruby, and represented Reuben and the blood of Jesus. Rueben was a leader of righteousness so members of his tribe would be the god-given leaders, evangelists, pastors. Just like Rueben, Jesus was God’s first son. The next was topaz which is the color of oil and gold. Simeon was the second son who began as an angry son and was refined by the Holy Spirit to become as gold. The next stone was carbuncle which was a bright yellow. It represented Levi and the anointed priests. They were given the ability to understand the deep things of God. They are the teachers who receive insight from God. On the second row the first stone was the emerald. It represented Judah and was green. They are the prosperous ones who fund the kingdom. Next was sapphire which was the tribe of Dan. They were the last in battle so they brought the victory. Next was the diamond which represented Naphtali. It stood for purity and redemption. These are those that have been redeemed from the devil’s strongholds like drugs, etc. On the third row was the ligure which is a orange/yellow stone. These are the warriors that are trained in spiritual warfare. They love a good fight with the devil. Next is the agate, which represents Asher. It is pink and stands for child-likeness. They are full of faith and break “religious spirits”. The last one on that row is the amethyst which is dark purple and represents Issachar. It stands for authority, royalty and describes those who are clothed in spiritual robes of favor everywhere they go. They also understand the times they live in prophetically. The last row is the beryl first which represents Zebulim and is aqua. These are those who bring us refreshment from God. These are the writers like Max Lucada; the nature-lovers, etc. Next to the beryl is the Onyx which is black. It represents Joseph who was a shadow of Jesus. These are the ones who bring mercy and new beginnings. They invoke repentance in those around them because of their presence. Last is the jasper which is white. It represents Benjamin and the bride of Christ. They are this who understand revelation. Hopefully, we found ourselves in several of these tribes but one should stand out above the rest. We march with our tribe and tend to network without trying. Lord, show us our tribe and our function in the army you are raising up.