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Chalcedony
Description: copper-like; modern-day chalcedony often has a milky or grayish quality.
Vine's: One variety resembles a cornelian (carnelian). The chalcedony is "supposed to denote a green silicate of copper found in the mines near Chalcedon" (95).
In the temple: brass sprinkling bowl and brass laver
Representation: judgement and cleansing (priests washing at the laver; buried with Christ during water baptism)
Strong's Concordance
Greek Definitions:
chalkedon (5472): from 5475 and perh. 1491; copper-like, i.e. “chalcedony”:—chalcedony.
eidos (1491): a view, i.e. form (lit. or fig.):—appearance, fashion, shape, sight.
chalkos (5475): perh. From 5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose): copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it):—brass, money.
chalao (5465): from the base of 5490; to lower (as into a void):—let down, strike.
chasma (5490): from chao (to “gape” or “yawn”); a “chasm” or vacancy (impassable interval):—gulf.
Reference: New Jerusalem foundation
Feast: Unleavened Bread
Click on the file below to see a diagram of the New Jerusalem foundations.
| foundationdia.pdf |
The file below contains the diagrams that could represent the cloud by day and fire by night. In Exodus 13:21, it says that "the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night."
| cloud_by_day.pdf |