Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
i.e. According to the order of their birth, the first stone to the eldest, the second to the next, &c.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names,…. And just so many are reckoned up in the preceding verses, each of which had one or other of the names of the children of Israel engraved on them, according to the order of their names in their birth. Some have thought that Levi’s name was omitted, but their reason for it seems not sufficient; for why might not he bear the name of his own tribe, and represent that as well as the rest, since the whole Israel of God is represented by his antitype?
[like] the engravings of a net, everyone with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes; not like the impression of a seal on wax, then the letters indeed would have been protuberant, as some have thought; but these were like the engravings of a seal, in which the letters or figures are cut within it: these twelve stones, with the names on them, represent the twelve tribes of Israel, and they the whole spiritual Israel of God; and being precious stones, show the excellency of the people of God, of what value, and in what esteem they are with God and Christ, being their jewels and peculiar treasure; and their names being in them, denote the special and particular knowledge God has of them, their names being written in heaven in the book of life; and they are called by name by the Lord; and being engraved as a signet, is an emblem of their being set as a seal on the arm and heart of Christ, and of their being as dear and precious to him as a signet on a man’s right hand; and being set in ouches and enclosures of gold, express both the dignity and excellency, and the careful preservation of them: these were set in rows, as members of churches are, everyone in his order, rank, and station, 1Co 12:18.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“ And the stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names; seal-engraving according to each one’s name shall be for the twelve tribes.” (On before see at Gen 15:10.)
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(21) The stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel.Rather, the stones shall be according to the names, &c.twelve, neither more nor fewer.
Every one with his name . . . Rather, each stone, according to its name (i.e., the name engraved upon it), shall be (or, stand) for one of the twelve tribes.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
21. Names according to the twelve tribes As the names on the two onyx stones were to be according to their birth, or generations, (Exo 28:10,) this arrangement according to the tribes may denote a difference .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Sweet thought! every name was to be engraven on the high priest’s breast-plate. So on the heart of Jesus, every name of his people, however low or insignificant among men, is held in everlasting remembrance before God. Reader! do you hope that your name is on the heart of Jesus? And shall not Jesus be in yours? Isa 49:16 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the names. Order according to the “twelve tribes “as God chose them. They were individual here, because over the heart, the place of love: one name on each stone.
the twelve tribes.Order not given here. In Exo 28:10 according to the order of birth. Here, perhaps, according to Numbers 2. See App-45.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
twelve: Exo 28:9-11
according to the twelve: 1Ki 18:31, Luk 22:30, Jam 1:1, Rev 7:4-8, Rev 21:12
Reciprocal: Gen 49:28 – every one Exo 24:4 – according Exo 28:11 – engravings of a signet Exo 39:10 – the first row Jos 4:9 – set up twelve Job 19:24 – graven Son 8:6 – as a seal Zec 3:9 – I will engrave Mat 19:28 – the twelve