how the tallit speaks to the Church
08-31-2007, 10:10 PM
Well, the Torah tells us the command from YHVH to MAKE tassels or Tzit-tzit for YOURSELVES and place them on the four corners of your garment.
What we see here is: Each person commanded to make tzit-tzit, placing them on their garment, four of them and wearing them there. We could assert that we should be wearing four corner garments, as well. This may seem archaic or too literal in thinking, however, we should look at the meaning of each aspect.
The tzit-tzit represent the Torah. It is to remind us of the commands of YHVH and to keep His Covenant. Furthermore, they tassels do not have to be tied twisted or made in any certain way with a blessing or saying or crossed-eyed or upsidedown on a merry go round.... Simply made with a blue thread and placed on the corners of one's garment.
By definition of having threads hanging, they will come to a point at the top, thus a tassel. A such, they remind us that the further we get away from Yeshua, the living Word come to us, thusly the Torah, we further we stray from YHVH. We risk being caught outside of His parameters, getting cut off, more staining occurs, and so forth. Add to this the aspect of blood. Yes, I realize Scripture speaks of scarlet cords which clearly symbolize blood. However, look at your wrist. You do not see the arteries that are carrying the oxygenated blood from your heart, you only see the veins that carry the oxygen depleted blood back to your heart. The blue thread should remind us of where our source of Life begins and ends, remains and has fulfillment. While we are sent out, we must always return. The closer we are to the Heart of YHVH the closer we are to Him! The blue tells us that we all should be pointing to Messiah and leading others to the Source of Life, also. This is the neceisty of our lives, to be drawn back to Yeshua for more of Him.
The Garment was a symbol of who wore it. In Biblical times, the garment or begged in Hebrew, was trimmed at the bottom with ornate designs. It was equivelant to our hems, but fancy and meaningful. The embroidery would tell of their family and history. It would elaborate on the person's socail status (richer folks had nicer borders on their clothing). To add a fringe to this was not something out of the ordinary, nor would it have seemed hard or weird. It would have added to what was already being done in that time. We see some of this in the semetic Arab tribes where Bedoins women wear more ornate garments, especially for weddings.
The four corners...well that is full of significance and symbolism. YHVH is great at telling us what is about to happen if we will listen. He knew that Israel would be scattered to the four corners of the earth. North, South, East and West. He knew that we would need to be reminded to see the Covenant and then walk in it. He knew that we could not get away with only three or two or one. After all, all of Israel is to be saved. We are reminded to interceed for those in dispora and to call them back to the land of their heart. The truest land, is first Messiah and then Israel. Yet, we are so closely tied to the land. The Covenant was made with Abraham for the sake of his son and the nations along with the land that would be their inheretance. Yehsua's blood was spilled on the land. The land must be redeemed. The four corners of the earth are important as we must remember not to defile the land as we abide in it.
More personally, the land is part of who we are and we are part of the land. We are those very rocks that have been raised up to cry out YHVH, Elohim! As land, the first Adam was created from dust. Eve was created from man. Both were cursed, as we, to return to the dust. The tzit-tzit are clearly present on the male and female forms. It does not take much imagination to figure these out. When Adam and Eve were naked, they looked upon the Covenant and were seeing the natural tzit-tzit/tassels that each of us carry. When man sinned, these were covered with Begged/garments. We are commanded to place the reminders on the four corners so that we can see where we came from, how we fell and where we are going within this Covenant. On the Garment, they hang from earthly gotten materials, and on earthen vessels. Each on four corners, which also depict what we can see still among others. Yehsua's arms and legs for His use to teach, serve and obey and love.
What we see here is: Each person commanded to make tzit-tzit, placing them on their garment, four of them and wearing them there. We could assert that we should be wearing four corner garments, as well. This may seem archaic or too literal in thinking, however, we should look at the meaning of each aspect.
The tzit-tzit represent the Torah. It is to remind us of the commands of YHVH and to keep His Covenant. Furthermore, they tassels do not have to be tied twisted or made in any certain way with a blessing or saying or crossed-eyed or upsidedown on a merry go round.... Simply made with a blue thread and placed on the corners of one's garment.
By definition of having threads hanging, they will come to a point at the top, thus a tassel. A such, they remind us that the further we get away from Yeshua, the living Word come to us, thusly the Torah, we further we stray from YHVH. We risk being caught outside of His parameters, getting cut off, more staining occurs, and so forth. Add to this the aspect of blood. Yes, I realize Scripture speaks of scarlet cords which clearly symbolize blood. However, look at your wrist. You do not see the arteries that are carrying the oxygenated blood from your heart, you only see the veins that carry the oxygen depleted blood back to your heart. The blue thread should remind us of where our source of Life begins and ends, remains and has fulfillment. While we are sent out, we must always return. The closer we are to the Heart of YHVH the closer we are to Him! The blue tells us that we all should be pointing to Messiah and leading others to the Source of Life, also. This is the neceisty of our lives, to be drawn back to Yeshua for more of Him.
The Garment was a symbol of who wore it. In Biblical times, the garment or begged in Hebrew, was trimmed at the bottom with ornate designs. It was equivelant to our hems, but fancy and meaningful. The embroidery would tell of their family and history. It would elaborate on the person's socail status (richer folks had nicer borders on their clothing). To add a fringe to this was not something out of the ordinary, nor would it have seemed hard or weird. It would have added to what was already being done in that time. We see some of this in the semetic Arab tribes where Bedoins women wear more ornate garments, especially for weddings.
The four corners...well that is full of significance and symbolism. YHVH is great at telling us what is about to happen if we will listen. He knew that Israel would be scattered to the four corners of the earth. North, South, East and West. He knew that we would need to be reminded to see the Covenant and then walk in it. He knew that we could not get away with only three or two or one. After all, all of Israel is to be saved. We are reminded to interceed for those in dispora and to call them back to the land of their heart. The truest land, is first Messiah and then Israel. Yet, we are so closely tied to the land. The Covenant was made with Abraham for the sake of his son and the nations along with the land that would be their inheretance. Yehsua's blood was spilled on the land. The land must be redeemed. The four corners of the earth are important as we must remember not to defile the land as we abide in it.
More personally, the land is part of who we are and we are part of the land. We are those very rocks that have been raised up to cry out YHVH, Elohim! As land, the first Adam was created from dust. Eve was created from man. Both were cursed, as we, to return to the dust. The tzit-tzit are clearly present on the male and female forms. It does not take much imagination to figure these out. When Adam and Eve were naked, they looked upon the Covenant and were seeing the natural tzit-tzit/tassels that each of us carry. When man sinned, these were covered with Begged/garments. We are commanded to place the reminders on the four corners so that we can see where we came from, how we fell and where we are going within this Covenant. On the Garment, they hang from earthly gotten materials, and on earthen vessels. Each on four corners, which also depict what we can see still among others. Yehsua's arms and legs for His use to teach, serve and obey and love.
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