The Golden Emblem of Solomon
Established in 2015, the emblem of the nation is made of seven parts, each drawn from scripture, set among the royal colours of Israel.
The seven parts
Fire
The flames on the emblem. For our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29), and it is this fire that gave light to men.
Horns
Seven horns, each holding a golden bowl from which the flames rise. He hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (Luke 1:68–69).
The lily
At the centre, and the essence of the emblem. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily (Hosea 14:5). The lily was used by Solomon in the carvings and decorations of the temple at Jerusalem (1 Kings 7:26).
The double triangle
Two triangles, one inverted and imposed upon the other, taught as the symbol Moses used to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. It was borne on the ministry’s earlier flag, and is now woven into the centre of the lily.
Blue borders
A ribband of blue upon the fringe of the borders (Numbers 15:38). The blue reminds us of the laws, statutes and commandments.
The seven-branch candlestick
Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold, and six branches shall come out of the sides of it (Exodus 25:31).
The royal colours
Set among blue, purple, scarlet and fine twined linen, after the pattern of the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1).
The flag before it
The first flag was made in August 1990, in the royal colours, arranged in three columns with a blue double triangle in the centre. The coat of arms followed in 1998, taken from Zechariah 4, showing the seven-branch candlestick between two olive trees. By 2001 a flag was printed bearing the candlestick in place of the double triangle. The present emblem was commissioned by the supreme council and settled in May 2015, to distinguish the nation from unassociated organisations that had taken up its earlier symbols.