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The number 10 in the Bible | February 25

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February 25
“Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of Life” (Rev. 2:10).
We have now to say a word more about our earthly vocation. We have seen that each board was 10 cubits long.

The number 10 in the Bible is the number of maturity—spiritual maturity and responsibility attained through testing and trial. Spiritual maturity does not come by head-knowledge. You may have much true knowledge, but it is only after hardships, trials and tribulations that you become spiritually mature, and your life here on earth is your training ground.

Now those wooden boards, the were 10 cubits high and 1 ½ cubits wide, each had two sockets underneath, sockets of silver for their support. God could have used gold for the sockets but He chose to use silver. Why? Because silver is, as we saw, a symbol of redemption in the Bible.

It is a symbol of the price our Lord Jesus paid to redeem us to Himself.
The number two in the Bible is a symbol of unity in fellowship (Matt. 18:19). Each board had to rest upon two sockets; otherwise it would not be steady. The two tenons resting on the sockets of silver tell us that we have all been bought by the same redemption price, and are all equally precious to the Lord.

Twelve names of the tribes | February 19

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“Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate” (Exodus 25:7).
Firstly, Aaron wore a white coat, over that a blue robe, and thirdly the ephod. The ephod was
made of fine twined linen, embroidered with blue and purple, scarlet and gold (ch.28:6-8).
On the shoulder of the ephod were two onyx stones or “stones of memorial unto the children
of Israel”. They were engraved with the twelve names of the tribes, and, we are told, “Aaron
shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders” (verses 9-12).
This tells us that our Lord carries us upon His shoulders. Let the Lord Jesus carry your burdens.
Cast all your care upon Him, for He careth for you (1 Pet. 5:7). When you learn that lesson,
and let the Lord carry your burden, you will enjoy His perfect rest and peace.
Over the ephod was the breastplate of embroidered linen with its chains and ouches of gold.
Upon the breastplate were twelve stones, upon which also were the twelve names of the
twelve tribes (Verse 15-21). These twelve stones were very near the heart of the High Priest.
Wherever he went the stones went with him and by them God reminds His people that He
wants them to be very close to His heart.

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