The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His form. Of course, we feel the Lord's love and hear His wisdom in many different ways, depending on our state in life and how receptive we are. That's why the Lord has so many different names in the Bible, and is referred to in so many different ways.

114. 在圣经中, “宝石”, 如决断的胸牌和亚伦以弗得两条肩带上的宝石, 象征信之真理. 制作胸牌的 “金线和蓝色, 紫色, 朱红色线并捻的细麻”, 象征与爱相关之物, 所镶的 “宝石” 象征与爱所生之信相关之物, 类似的, 还有以弗得两条肩带上, 镶在金槽里的红玛瑙刻成的两块 “纪念石” (出埃及记 28:9-22).

《以西结书》在描述一个拥有属天的财富, 亦即智慧聪明的人时, 也说明了宝石的象征义: “你智慧充足, 全然美丽... 你曾在伊甸神的园中, 佩戴各样宝石, 就是红宝石, 红璧玺, 金钢石, 水苍玉, 红玛瑙, 碧玉, 蓝宝石, 绿宝石, 红玉和黄金, 又有精美的鼓笛在你那里, 都是在你受造之日预备齐全的. 你从受造之日所行的都完全.” (以西结书 28:12–13, 15) 显然, 这些宝石并非指宝石, 而是指信的属天属灵之性, 每样宝石皆象征信的某个要素.