text: On both shoulders are onyx stones, each engraved with 6 of the tribes of Israel on each side, according to their births.
  What can this remind us of spiritually? The chest can remind us of affection. The 12 tribes of Israel were precious to God, and we as believers are precious to God too. Our great high priest Jesus knows us, loves us, and gave his life for us. We are like precious stones to him.
  The tribes were also on each shoulder. The shoulders remind us of strength. Remember how Jesus told about the shepherd who went out looking for the one lost sheep, and when he found it he put it on his shoulders and carried it home. This is Jesus, our great high priest, who represents us before God and carries us on his shoulders. I’m so thankful he does. The Lord is my shepherd, and I trust he is your shepherd too.