"'They shall be Mine,' says the Lord of Hosts,

'On the day that I make them My jewels...'" Mal. 3:17

Wear me as a seal close to Your heart, wear me like a ring upon Your hand (Song 8:6—Moffatt). (See also Haman and Mordecai: Esth. 3:8–10; 8:2)

"The ring was at a very ancient date a symbol of authority and dignity...Pharoah gave his ring to Joseph (Gen. 41:42) as a token that he transferred to him the exercise of the royal authority." (Unger p. 928)

In the New Testament the ring is more a symbol of wealth, honor and dignity (Lu. 15:22; Jas. 2:2)

Prov. 20:15 states "...the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel."

Prov. 3:15 "Wisdom...she is more precious than rubies."

The whole state of Isaiah's heart and life was viewed through his speech—Is. 6:5 ...I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips.

"I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck. And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head...you were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I bestowed upon you..." Eze. 16:11-14

Bracelets were worn by both men and women (Gen. 24:22; 2 Sam. 1:10; Ez. 16:11; Song 5:14). Bracelets represented the bridal offering of gold presented to Rebekah (Gen. 24)

The arm is most often used as a symbol of strength and power (Aaron and Hur lifted Moses' arms as Israel defeated Amalek (Ex. 17:8–13). To break the arms of an enemy nation is to break its power (Jer. 48:25; Ez. 30:21f). God's arm is a source of strength also (Ex. 6:6; Deut. 4:34; Ps. 44:3). See also Lk. 1:51; Jn. 12:38.

Ps. 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. (See also: Ps. 136:12; Isa. 40:10; 62:8; Lu. 1:51)

Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with chains of gold (Song 1:10)...A garland or diadem of beauty instead of ashes (Is. 61:3, Amp.)

The neck is spoken of as a place of embrace (Gen. 33:4; 45:14; 46:29); strength and beauty (Job 39:19; 41:22; Song 4:4; 7:4; or resolve (Neh. 3:5).

(See also: Gen. 41:42; Jgs. 5:30; 8:21, 26).

(See also Gen. 24:47; Prov. 11:22; Is 3:21)

In Biblical times, a nose ring was placed in the nose of wild animals for the purpose of taming them ( Job 40:24, 41). The Assyrians had the cruel custom of humiliating their enemies in this same way (Ez. 19:4, 9) God has come to conquer and subdue every place in our hearts. We wear this ring as a sign of our submission and humility. The Lord wants to tame every part of our lives and character. The Lord is described as leading Sennacherib back to Assyria by the nose (2 Ki. 19:28; Is. 37:29; Ez. 38:4). The nose and ear was sometimes cut off prisoners of war to humiliate them (Ez. 23:25).

The nose is one of the most prominent features on the face. The nose is important to human beauty (Song 7:4). It easily reflects strong emotions such as anger and wrath. Animals such as bulls snort through the nose in anger and horses snort as an indication they are ready for battle (Job 39:20; Jer. 8:16). God's anger is poetically described as coming as smoke from his nostrils (Ex. 15;8; Job 41:20; Ps. 18:8, 15; Is. 65:5).

(See also: Ex. 35:22; Jgs. 8:24–26)

This is the ring of the Love-slave (Gk. Doulos). We have chosen to give our lives as slaves or servants of Christ. He has taken us to the door of the house and nailed our ear to the door. It is there that He places a ring in our ear as a mark of ownership. His name is on the ring to tell the whole world that we are no longer for "sale". We have been bought with a price—we are His forever!

This ring also speaks to us of the tuning of our ear as worshipers. The Lord requires that our ears be dedicated to hearing His voice, from the thunder to the whisper.

The jewels in the crown of Her Majesty the Queen are representative of the character traits she is to strive for in her life: justice, loyalty, integrity, valor, truth, etc.

The uses of crowns in the Bible include:

Consecration—they nezer had a twofold use as the crown of consecration on the frontlet of the high priest's turban–it was tied with blue lace (Ex. 39:30). The priestly crown was a flat piece of pure gold inscribed with "Holy to the Lord," as the priest represented the people as a holy people to the Lord (Ex. 29:6; Lev. 8:9). Hebrew kings were also consecrated through the wearing of a crown (2 Ki. 11:12; Zech. 9:16). The kingly crown was made of silk or gold and was able to be worn into battle (2 Sam. 1:10).

Celebration/Exaltation—The stephanos was the usual crown of celebration for victors of games, achievements in war, and places of honor at feasts (Song 3:11; Is. 28:1, 3; Ez. 16:12; 21:26; 23:42; 1 Cor. 9:25). It is the stephanos that is bestowed upon Christ (Heb. 2:9; Rev. 6:2; 14:14). Christians are described as this stephanos as they meet the Lord at His return (1 Thess. 2:19), and Paul's disciples are also described as this crown in Phil. 4:1. There is a crown (stephanos) of righteousness (2 Tim. 4:8), glory (1 Pet. 5:4), and life (Jas. 1:12; Rev. 2:10) laid up for the believer.

The Lord, Himself has been crowned three times:

He is crowned with glory and honor—Ps. 8:5; Heb. 2:7, 9

He was crowned with thorns—Matt. 27:29; Mk. 15:17; Jn. 19:2

He is crowned with His church—Is. 62:3

These jewels mark the Bride with another layer of her royalty. In the last days the Bride of Christ is being perfected and brought to a place of maturity and beauty. In the last days the Bride will be perfect and without spot or wrinkle (Eph. 5:27; Col. 1:28; Rev. 14:5). Her garments of gold are described in Ps. 45; Is. 61:10b, Ps. 45:9, 13-14.