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Exd 24:10 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

saw		Exd 24:10; Exd 3:6; Exd 33:20,23; Gen 32:30; Jdg 13:21,22; 1Ki 22:19; Isa 6:1-5; Eze 1:28; Jhn 1:18; Jhn 14:9; 1Ti 6:16; 1Jo 4:12
of a sapphire stone		The Hebrew sappir, is without doubt the sapphire; which is a most beautiful precious stone of a fine blue colour, second only to the diamond in lustre, hardness, and value. The ancient oriental sapphire is supposed to have been the same as the lapis lazuli. It glitters with golden spots; and is of an azure or sky-blue colour, but rarely intermixed with purple. The ruby and topaz are considered of the same genus. Eze 1:26,27; Eze 10:1; Rev 4:3; Rev 21:19-23
in his clearness		Sgs 6:10; Mat 17:2; Rev 1:16; Rev 21:11,18

Correlating Passages

saw

	Exd 24:10	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.
	Exd 3:6	Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
	Exd 33:20	And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
	Exd 33:23	And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
	Gen 32:30	And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
	Jdg 13:21	But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he [was] an angel of the LORD.
	Jdg 13:22	And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
	1Ki 22:19	And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
	Isa 6:1	In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
	Isa 6:2	Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
	Isa 6:3	And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.
	Isa 6:4	And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
	Isa 6:5	Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
	Eze 1:28	As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
	Jhn 1:18	No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
	Jhn 14:9	Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?
	1Ti 6:16	Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
	1Jo 4:12	No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

of a sapphire stone

	Eze 1:26	And above the firmament that [was] over their heads [was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
	Eze 1:27	And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
	Eze 10:1	Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
	Rev 4:3	And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
	Rev 21:19	And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
	Rev 21:20	The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
	Rev 21:21	And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
	Rev 21:22	And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
	Rev 21:23	And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.

in his clearness

	Sgs 6:10	Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an army] with banners?
	Mat 17:2	And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
	Rev 1:16	And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.
	Rev 21:11	Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
	Rev 21:18	And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.

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Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 24:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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