Exodus 28:9

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Ver. 9. Two onyx stones.] These signified Christ's perpetual love to his people, and how precious they be to him.

Related Commentaries of Exodus 28:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

(Compare Exodus 39:1-31 .) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 28. P ( Exodus 28:26-28 ; Exodus 28:41 later). Priestly Vestments. After the sanctuary and its fittings have been ordered, the vestments...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

two... stones , with six names on each: the names collectively, on the shoulders, the place of strength. The names on the breastplate, one on each s...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. And thou shalt take two onyx-stones. That the connection between the priest and the people might be made more plain, God not only placed...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: Two onyx stones - See Clarke on Exodus 25:7 (note).
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt take two onyx-stones— See Genesis 2:12 . Moses was to cause the names of the twelve tribes of Israel to be engraved, as letters or de...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. Ephod. It was a very gor...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Priestly Garments 1. All Israel is a 'kingdom of priests' (see on Exodus 19:6 ), but for the special service of the sanetuary Aaron and his d...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1. THE EPHOD. (6-12) The ephod was, as already observed (Note on Exodus 28:4 ), a sort of jerkin or waistcoat. It was made in two pieces, a front...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Two onyx stones. — The shôham of the Hebrews has been regarded by some as the emerald, by others as the beryl; but it is probably either the ston...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXVIII "THE HOLY GARMENTS." Exodus 28:1-43 The tabernacle being complete, the priesthood has to be provided for. Its dignity is int...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Beaten Oil; the Ephod Exodus 27:20-21 ; Exodus 28:1-14 Always in Scripture oil is an emblem of the Holy Spirit. It is His grace communicat...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The account of the calling and the hallowing of the priests for the exercise of their sacred office is given in detail. The outstanding values are re...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is not this beautifully explained to us in a spiritual sense, where the church begs to be set upon the Redeemer's heart and arm? Song of Solomon 8:6...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thou shall take two onyx stones ,.... called from the colour of a man's nail, which they to resemble: the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan call t...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GARMENTS FOR THE PRIESTS (vs.1-4) Aaron and his four sons were the priestly family, thus separated from the rest of Israel for this sacred purpos...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall h...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Ephod ( Exodus 28:5-12 ). The ephod was made of costly material worked with gold, bluey-violet, purpley-red and scarlet. It consisted of front...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 28:5 . And they (the workmen) shall take] = Vehem yikchuh. These words imply that the workmen received all the costly mat...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 28:1 . Take Aaron thy brother. Intimations had before been given of this designation; but this is the first express appointment of Aaron an...
The Biblical Illustrator

The ephod. The ephod The ephod, with its “curious girdle” and the oynx stones upon its shoulder-pieces, was the distinctive priestly garment. I...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE HOLY GARMENTS . The special object of the present chapter is to prescribe the form, materials, colour, etc; of the holy garm...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Materials and the Ephod
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

onyx Exodus 28:20 Exodus 39:13 Genesis 2:12 Job 28:16 grave Exodus 28:36 Exodus 39:6 2 Chronicles 2:7 Song of Solomon 8:6 Isaiah 49:...

⁹ And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Related Commentaries of Exodus 28:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 28:9