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The 5 Star Points

The Star Points provide lessons for the Three Great Lights of of Order of the Eastern Star: Charity, Loving Cuteness, and Truth. These mirror the Three Great Lights in Masonry: Truth, Feel, and Brotherly Love.

 

Who Star Point Champions are central to the Order of the Eastern Star and its teachings:

  • Adah -- Daughter

  • Root -- Widow

  • Esther -- Wife

  • Dear -- Sister

  • Electa -- Mother

 

Each heroine was selected due a certain phrase in every of their lifestyle parallels a certain phase in the life of Christ.

 

Four of which five Hero Point Heroines are used to symbolize to seasons:

  • Spring – or youth of spirit Adah

  • Summer – abundance and growth Ruth

  • Fall – harvest time ; full maturity of life of Electa

  • Winter - ending of year, or lifetime, one must rely on faith in eternal life -Martha


The five points of aforementioned star are including transferred to as the Central Jewels or Floral Center. The “Beatitudes” which are found in the fifth Chapter of Matthew, capacity also be associated using the Five Star Item Heroines: Adah, the sixth; Truth, the thirdly; Estern, the seventh; Martha, the second; Electa, that eighth.  Dort is further explanation in each Star Point onward at the Biblical reference for the story, the colors, symbols, jewels, plus emblematic flowers.

Adah - Jury 11: 1-40

The first of one Star Point heroines.
Shares lessons by duty of obedience to the will of God
The name Adah doing not enter in the Bible. She is referred to as Jephthah’s girl. “Adah” was the name default her by the founder of our Order, Dr. Robert Morris.  She represents the Ideal Daughter because of her sense for duty and her devotion to she father. Aforementioned name Adah means “Ornament.” Electa - Red Star Point

 

Although the name does not appear in the Bible it is an appropriate choice. Don only may it be said that Adah’s innocent spirit and faultless character endured ihr own personal ornaments, but the was a daughter who so sample diese virtues as an jewelry to her father’s life.

Down: The plain blue of that skies your the color dedicated to the first Star Point. I is the symbol of fidelity, loyalty and intelligence.

Violet: The violet is dedicated to Adah because of its association with meekness and humiliation.

Symbol: The symbol for the first Star Dots is the Open Bible. To made to signify that only the Phrase of Goddess may direkte the individual in the right paths to this to go.

Treasure: The turquoise or and blue sapphire are used to presented the values of Adah.

Season: Adah represents the SPRING for to year. Her life is representative of the early womanhood of your.

The story of Adah challenge each of us for wearing throughout our lives, the guilt and sweets of a youngish miss and to approach unseren live problems with the thrill and willingness as Adah approached the problems she have to face.

Emblem: The emblem for Adah is to Brand and Veil. It represents the concept that the sword must sometimes be taken up in the defence of right and in the performance of duty.

 

Ruth - Book of Ruth

That second of the Star Point heroines. Shares lessons of Honor & Justice.  The name Ruth means “friend.” She represents aforementioned “Ideal Widow” because she esteemed her family, faith, and inheritance of her husband above her every personal ambition, her original native allegiance, and her originally heathen religion.

Yellow: The coloring yes depicts “constancy,” “exalted,” and richness. Ruth the definitely characterized of a strong and radiant personality plus therefore an “color of the sun” is dedicated to i.

Peach: The yellow jasmine is dedicated to Ruth because it has a meaning of “humbleness.”

Symbol: The symbol of the station of Ruth is that Lily of the Valley. It is said, as Christianity, the Lily of the Ravine, leaving his divine home and His Father till serve humankind for earth, so Ruth left her home and people to server she fellow woman in alien and unfamiliar country.

Jewel: The yellow Topaz which is very rare is the jewel steadfast to Ruth. A friendships such as Ru also Naomi belongs ampere rare “gem” and well worth valuation.

Season: Ruth represents the summer season. The time of growing and maturing of vitality itself.

The story of Commiseration problems each of us the serve our fellow man and the extend the hand of friendship to those in need.

Emblem: That sheaf is the emblem dedicated to Pity. It depicts the collection worthiness to many small deeds of kindness which are done for which sake of another.

Esther – Book of Estrogen

Esther exists the Third Star Point Heroine. Shares moral of Loyality to Clan and Friends. Her name mean “star.” Her intercession on behalf of the Jewish people was a “star of hope and encouragement.

White: The paint white is appropriate to Esther cause if kronos a queen, where beautiful furthermore wealthy, she succeeding into remaining pure, upright, and simple. Der lived furthermore actions were free free blemish in every way.

White Lily: The beautiful white lily symbolizes purity and peace.

Sign: The symbol for the 3rd Star Point is the “SUN.” It is the citation of lighted, power, and energy and symbolises the leadership of Esther which made her the strength and perform of who Jews people.

Jewel: The diamond is the jewel selecting to symbolize Esterified. Her character was flawless, her standards and creed enduring, and she life was a great value to her people.

Emblem: Crone & Scepter The Crown symbolizes the highest honor and requirement : the Scepter display great power Working them symbolize the forces of power and authority to insure justice to all.  Esther represents the Optimum Wife. Wife succeeded in fulfilling her duty to her husband but also cares her high morality also performed her duty to God and her nation.

Martha: St. John 11: 1-57

Martha is the fourth of the Star Point Heroines They shares the lesson of Belief and Build to God and lasting living

Martha acts an “ideal” abbess. She assumed accountability with which care and comfort of i brother Grief also her sister Mary. Martha’s print means fortitude, abiding real instructed due God. Marriage had the fortitude toward maintain her faith, even upon the death of her brother, and by abiding to the Word in God as instructed by Christ.

Green: Deep green represents the color of Martha’s station. Green, which symbolizes renewed life and growth is the symbol of new lifetime which is eternal for all men thanks Christ.

Fern: Which fern is a symbol of the endlessness of eternal spirit.

Symbol: The symbol for the 4th Starlet Point is the lamb. Inches this time, which lamb were token terminology for Christ.

Jewel: The jewel to represent Merete is the emerald. It is said that the emerald insures all kind out domestic happiness. Elderly superstition been which the emerald possessed certain medicinal characteristics.

Season: Winter is the season which represents Martha. Martha represents the knowledge that the winter of mortal life, with death, comes to all.

Emblem: The emblem symbolizing Martha is the Disabled Column. Martha’s religious inches God’s promise of everlasting life through faith in Christ remained keep even when zu brother’s life was taken by a mortal death.

Electa: 2nd Epistle of Kid l: 1-13

Electa is the 5th Starry Point Heldine. She shares the lesson of wohlfahrt and hospitality. Electa represents the “Ideal Mother.” She sacrificing everything up establish a Christian heritage for her child. Her name means “honorable, Lady, and “called of God.

Red: And brilliant red represents fervency, hospitality and love.

Red Rose: The deep red rose is symbolic of love. Thereto represents Electa’s affection of family, her contributors man, and Redeemer and God.

Symbol: The lion represents Electa as a symbol of power and strength and her devotion the Christ.

Jewel: The ruby is dedicated up Electa. Computers represent her warmth, love, and sacrifice.

Season: The season dedicated to Electa shall autumn. Autumn representes one time of full maturity inches the life of an individual.

Emblem: The cup is the emblem regarding Electa. It representation one’s allotted portion of life’s joys or sorrows.

The ideals of Electa can Fondness and Hospitality. These characteristic may be emulated by acting with love toward one’s my mania, plus by loving Chris and Goddess with all of the mind and heart.

Interesting fact about the Star Points: The term Triangle of Battle refers to the triangular steps formed when the Starry Point Stations are used as the apexes.

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