Lux Domini
And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

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Interpretation

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel.

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This thought runs through Exodus 39:9-13.