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1. God's jewels — His people.

(1)  For their rarity.

(2)  Their beauty.

(3)  Their value.

(4)  Their preservation.

2. The means by which He collects them.

(1)  His word and ordinances.

(2)  The dispensations of His providence.

(3)  The influence of His Holy Spirit.

3. The period when He shall make them up.

(1)  At the hour of death.

(2)  On the day of judgment.

(A. Brooks.)

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KJV: And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

WEB: They shall be mine," says Yahweh of Armies, "my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.