God likes Gold. I suppose that is because it is eternal. There are many mentions of Gold in the Bible, and like everything else it can be used for good or bad, but on the whole God likes the stuff. For example the new city of Jerusalem, which will be lowered from heaven onto the new earth when the old earth is no longer around, will be constructed largely from Gold and decked out with precious stones. Revelation 21:-

I have been watching Aussie Gold Hunters, and Yukon Gold, and Jade hunters, and Opal hunters on TV and admire the men and women who risk so much in order to find it. We have Gold here in Scotland and people look for it. Mostly it is panned from the rivers where it is washed down from the mountains such as the Cairngorms, but we don’t have the climate to stick at it long. Summer time only. I have never looked for it, but I’d find it more relaxing than fishing. Fishing is Yuck. I like fish but always hated fishing. Search ‘Gold’ in the Bible, and you will be surprised how much God likes it. Never make false god idols from it or any other precious stones or metals though. That is a no, no.