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A Pavement of Sapphire Stone

Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

(Exodus 24:9-10) ESV

You may be uncomfortable with the idea that God uses a section of the firmament as a movable platform like a giant cosmic surfboard. We get it, this is a deep end and we went off it. It’s what we do.

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Exodus 24:9-10

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

Wow, here’s a little Easter Egg! Moses and the leaders of the Israelites went up the mountain and saw God flying around on a sheet of sapphire.  What have I been saying? The firmament solves a multitude of oddball scriptural issues. Here is a perfect example of several concepts all in one place which works to confirm the validity of the argument as a whole.

  • Heaven is a physical place,
  • it is made from a sheet of layered crystal which encloses the universe,
  • it is clear as crystal and has the properties of a variety of precious stones,
  • sections of it are movable and may be used for transportation from heaven to earth and back again.

It also just happens to solve the issue of why science can’t appear to locate 80% of the mass of the universe.

Just saying…

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The Firmament Rabbit Trail

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

(Genesis 1:6-8) KJV

One of our favorite ways to study the Bible is to follow a doctrine through from the first time it’s mentioned to the last. This is a great way to develop understanding of the doctrine in the broad narrative of scripture.

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