God prescribed garments with blue tassels for Israel (Numb. 15:37-41) so that when they looked at the tassels, they would remember His commandments. What is the relationship between the tassel and the commandments? Could it be that the Ten Commandment law was written on a blue stone? This is what I am investigating. Could you share your ideas and facts with me, whether they are biblical or extra-biblical?
Makes you think of the prologue in Gilgamesh "...pick up the tablets of lapis lazuli and read out the travails of Gilgamesh..." Good luck with your work
Interesting topic, in Eze 1:26 and 10:1 I read that the throne of God is made of Sapphire stone, which is blue. In Ex24: 12 God calls Moses to come up the mountain "and I will give you tablets of stone". Apparently, a literal translation from the Hebrew would be "I will give you tablets of the stone". Ex 32:16 states that the tablets was the work of God and the writing was the writing of God. It suggests that the tablets were carved out of the blue sapphire of the throne of God. all the best with your research. Please keep us updated.
Thanks, Christian. You've done very well in this regard, my research, as at now seems to be pointing in that direction, but I still have some more literature to review. I am happy you are interested in this and I shall keep you updated with my findings. Wow. Thanks.
Do you see any broad links with the blue Lapis lazuli tables of the Gilgamesh epos? Tablet 1 of the Epic of Gilgamesh goes like this: "Look for the copper tablet-box, Undo its bronze lock, Open the door to its secret, Lift out the (blue!) lapis lazuli tablet and read it: The story of that man Gilgamesh." See also Christopher W. Jones writes on twitter that also linke to these excamples:
https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=01261434001
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/17796/foundation-tablet/
Great, Steffen, and thanks for your response. Sounds interesting, I'm studying about the Gilgamesh Epic, but I have not given a particular attention the colours there yet. Thanks for that information. I will read from the links you have just directed me to as well. I'm grateful and enthused about the links with the blue you are alluding to in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Thanks.