Rock and gem show…

 Rock and gem show…

Once a year the local Rock and Gem society has a show here in my town…it is  this weekend…of course there are all kinds of booths and vendors with all of their wares, jewelry, specimens, etc..plus beautiful displays of cut rocks, polished rocks, crystals…various  people grinding facets on to stones, making jewelry from cut stones…there is  people selling thunder eggs with the opportunity to have them split so you can see the crystals inside…panning for gold, panning for gems and my grandson’s favorite- a continuous silent auction of  various rocks and stones put out for auction starting at .25….fun to watch and participate…

Our favorite this year was a demonstrator with a powerful microscope, a computer and specimens no bigger than 1/4 inch in size…looking at the intricacies, crystals, rock formations in minuscule size, the beauty…wow…things we would overlook as plain, take on a whole new significance to minute size…

When you think of God creating the universe and not forgetting the molecules, the minute, the atoms…the big, the little…the precision, the intricate…with the detail …how much fun He must have showing us surprises in his creation…good gifts…just like we like to gift others…

And then He designed gems for the priests in the Old Testament, gems for the new Heaven in the New Testament…he had a purpose for each …

Thank You…

 “Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands. It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened. Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen. “Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst; the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings. There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Exod.28.6,Exod.28.7,Exod.28.8,Exod.28.9,Exod.28.10,Exod.28.11,Exod.28.17,Exod.28.18,Exod.28.19,Exod.28.20,Exod.28.21

 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

Rev.21.18-21

The love of God…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnvmKoLWUU

“Idaho is often called the “Gem State,” and it has a long history of “gem mining in Idaho.” Native tribes have treasured these valuable stones for hundreds of years, and early settlers quickly understood the state’s importance in gemology. 

The search for gems in Idaho led to the finding of many minerals, which interested both fans and scientists. Over time, public gem mines opened up in Idaho, allowing people to go rock hunting and find secret treasures in the state’s rough terrain.”

https://www.allcrystal.com/articles/gemstones-in-idaho/

https://rockchasing.com/idaho-rocks-minerals-gems/

https://rockseeker.com/minerals-gemstones-in-idaho/