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-Breastplate of Righteousness:.The 'breastplate of righteousness' or 'judgment' symbolizes.Israel's 12 tribes accepted on the ground of the high priest's sacrificial intercession before God:.Exodus 35:27

-Urim and Thummim:.What the 'Urim and Thummim' were cannot be determined with any certainty. 'Thummim' appears to express perfection, 'Urim' lights. All we certainly know is that they were a divinely given means by which God imparted, through the high priest, direction and counsel to the ancient Israelites when these were needed. The method by which this was done can be only a matter of mere conjecture. Israel's perfect justification in "the Lord her righteousness" is symbolized:.Isaiah 60:1-3; 62:1,2.

It was some sort of a guidance system, akin to Ask Suby today:.Numbers 27:21; 1Samuel 28:6.

Urim and Thummin were apparently material objects, quite distinct from the breastplate, but something added to it after all the stones.(analogy for the new covenant).had been set in it:.Levitucus 8:8. It was something in addition to the breastplate and its jewels, probably in a pouch placed behind the breastplate close to the heart of the high priest:.Exodus 28:30. It may also have been a reminder to the high priest of the sure word of God. 

The Urim may have reference to lights and protection in the original meaning, perhaps a symbol for the Holy Spirit and truth of God. The Thummim in the original Hebrew means 'perfection', 'completeness', 'integrity', 'uprightness'. 

They may have been, as some suppose, two small images, like the teraphim.(Judges 17:5), which were kept in the pouch. When there was a need for guidance in the Old Testament, the high priest would speak to the pouch to see if the Urim glowed which meant a yes answer from God. Lesson: learn to live by the inner glow of the Holy Spirit, which is the nature of love the Infinite One has. This nature of love can be our nature.

The Urim and Thummin were probably lost at the destruction of the temple by Nebuchadnezzar. They were never seen after the return from the captivity:.2Chronicles 36:10..(see.Easton's Bible Dictionary.for more).

-Uzziah:.2Chronicles 26:1. He is also known as Azariah:.2Kings 15:1-7; 1Chronicles 3:12-14

Uzziah was 11th king of Judah and son of Amaziah:.2Kings 14:21; 15:1-3. He began to reign in B.C.E. 806 at sixteen years of age and reigned 52 years. His son was Jotham:.2Kings 15:32 "In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

Uzziah got much help from the Creator influencing those around him until his ego played a larger part in his life:.2Chronicles 26:15,16 "And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad, for he was marvelously helped.(2Chronicles 26:5,7),.till he was strong. But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction..."

The first part of his reign was prosperous and happy, but afterwards he became presumptuous:.2Chronicles 26:5 "And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper."

But an act of presumptuousness brought leprosy upon him:.2Chronicles 26:19-21.

2Kings 15:7 "So Azariah slept with his fathers and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David and Jotham his son reigned in his stead."

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