The Two Ephods

The Gemstones of the Priestly and Luciferian Ephods

While visiting with family friends I was asked: “Do you know the meaning of the missing stones on Lucifer’s Ephod?” I did not so did some digging.

First Stop – Ephod of the High Priest
Exodus 28:1 7 – “Put on the ephod settings of stones, four rows of stones: the first row is to be a carnelian, a topaz and an emerald; the second row a green feldspar, a sapphire and a diamond; the third row an orange zircon, an agate and an amethyst; and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx and a jasper. They are to be mounted in their gold settings. The stones will correspond to the names of the twelve sons of Israel; they are to be engraved with their names as a seal would be engraved, to represent the twelve tribes.”
The above translations of the stones are from the Hebrew words, which are: Odem [אודם H124], Pitdah [פטדה H6357], Bareqeth [ברקת H1304], Nophek [נופך H5306], Sappiyr [ספיר H5601], Yahalom [יהלום H3095], Leshem [לשם H3958], Shebuw שבו[ H7618], Aclamah [אחלמה H306], Tarshish [תרשיש H8658], Shoham [שוהם H7718], and Jashepheh [ישפה H3471].

Second Stop – The Sons of Jacob
The sons of Jacob, in order of birth are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah (Genesis 29:32-35), Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulon, Joseph (Genesis 30:6-22), and Benjamin (Genesis 35:18).

Third Stop – The Correlations
By taking the stones of the breastplate and assigning them to each of the sons of Jacob in their birth order we find the following correlations:
Row 1

The Carnelian is assigned to Rueben,
The Topaz is assigned to Simeon,
The Emerald is assigned to Levi,

Row 2

The Green Feldspar is assigned to Judah,
The Sapphire is assigned to Dan,
The Diamond is assigned to Naphtali,

Row 3

The Orange Zircon is assigned to Gad,
The Agate is assigned to Asher,
The Amethyst is assigned to Issachar,

Row 4

The Beryl is assigned to Zebulon,
The Onyx is assigned to Joseph,
The Jasper is assigned to Benjamin.

Fourth Stop – The Ephod of Lucifer
Ezekiel 28:13 – “You, Lucifer, were in Eden, the garden of God; covered with all kinds of precious stones: carnelians, topaz, diamonds, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphires, green feldspar, emeralds.”
The missing stones of Lucifer’s Ephod are found in the third row of the Priestly Ephod: the zircon, agate and amethyst, belonging to Gad, Asher, and Issachar.

Fifth Stop – The Prophecies
Genesis 14-20 – “Issachar is a strong donkey who will bend his back to the burden, and submit to forced labor. A troop shall overcome Gad, but he shall overcome at the last. Asher’s food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies.”

Yahweh knew, when he created Lucifer, that Lucifer would rebel and therefore placed limitations on him. In the blessing Jacob/Israel gave his sons in Genesis chapter 49, Yahweh says:
Asher will produce a delicacy (a son) fit for royalty;
Issachar will crouch between burdens; and
Gad will be overcome by troops but will eventually succeed.

Sixth Stop – The Impact on Lucifer
By removing those three stones from Lucifer’s Ephod, Yahweh declared:
You, Lucifer, will never have a royal heir, a son that will sit and rule (Yeshua is the son who is King of Kings);
You, Lucifer, will never carry anyone’s burden (Yeshua will be the carrier of burdens and take sin from the world); and
You, Lucifer, will never be an over comer (Yeshua was crucified, but overcame death, hell, and the devil!!).

The Various Gemstone Names

Hebrew Name	CJB	NET	ESV, KJV	HCSB	YLT
Row 1
Odem אודם H124	Carnelian	Ruby	Sardius	Carnelian	Sardius
Pitdah פטדה H6357	Topaz	Topaz	Topaz	Topaz	Topaz
Bareqeth ברקת H1304	Emerald	Beryl	Carbuncle	Emerald	Carbuncle
Row 2
Nophek נופך H5306	Feldspar	Turquoise	Emerald	Turquoise	Emerald
Sappiyr ספיר H5601	Sapphire	Sapphire	Sapphire	Sapphire	Sapphire
Yahalom יהלום H3095	Diamond	Emerald	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
Row 3 – The Missing Row on Lucifer’s Ephod
Leshem לשם H3958	Zircon	Jacinth	Jacinth	Jacinth	Opal
Shebuw שבו H7618	Agate	Agate	Agate	Agate	Agate
Aclamah אחלמה H306	Amethyst	Amethyst	Amethyst	Amethyst	Amethyst
Row 4
Tarshish תרשיש H8658	Beryl	Chrysolite	Beryl	Beryl	Beryl
Shoham שוהם H7718	Onyx	Onyx	Onyx	Onyx	Onyx
Jashepheh ישפה H3471	Jasper	Jasper	Jasper	Jasper	Jasper