062. "I Will Make Thee As a Signet"

"I Will Make Thee As a Signet"

(Haggai 2:23) In that day . . . O Zerubbabel ... I will make thee as a signet" (seal ring). The meaning is evident from the importance of the signet ring in the eyes of the Oriental, who is accustomed if he owns a ring to carry it constantly with him, and to care for it as one of his most prized and valuable possessions. The signet being an emblem of authority, was used to stamp documents and other legal articles. Indeed, without being stamped by a signet, no document was considered authentic.

"I will make thee as a signet."