Speak
unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their
garments throughout their
generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a
ribband of
blue: And it shall be
unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the
commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own
heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may
remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. (Numbers
15:38-40) In
Numbers 15:37-41 and
Deuteronomy 22:12,
the ancient Israelites were commanded to wear fringes, tassels, or twisted
coils on the corner of their garments to remind them of the commandments of the
Lord and to do them! There were 39 windings in each, which equals the
numerical value of the Hebrew words "the Lord is One." How awesome to
realize that Jesus suffered the same number of stripes for our healing!
(Isaiah 53:5; I Peter
2:24)
Example with he woman with the 12
years of blood issue
When she had heard of
Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched
his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And
straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself
that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, who
touched my clothes (My Garment)? (Mark 5:27-30) The woman with ‘the 12 years of blood
issue’ had made a demand on the anointing of God! Her faith has made her whole!
Just by touching in faith the “tassels” of His Garment! And he said unto her, Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. (Mark
5:34) God never
says "No" to anyone who comes to Him in faith (Matthew 7:7-11; Matthew 17:20; Matthew
21:22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:1-15; John 15:7,16; James 1:5-8).
Jesus recognized that
she had faith enough to get her healing. Here is an example of true faith and
determination which all can follow with profit. The touch of faith is different
from the physical touch but it is just as real. Too many people are looking to
the faith of the preacher or the one who prays instead of getting and exercising
personal faith. It is all covered by the promises of God. Personal faith comes by
hearing the
Word of God
(Romans
10:17) and by
the Holy
Spirit (1 Corinthians.
12:4-11). Nothing is
impossible for faith today as in that day (Matthew 17:20; Mark 9:23).
…Came behind Him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood
stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that
were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is
gone out of me. (Luke 8:44-46) And, behold, a woman, which was diseased
with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem* of his garment: (Matthew 9:20) Remember the commandment of the Lord from
Deuteronomy 22:12 to wear the twisted
coils!
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Fringes of His Garment
*Hem: Greek: kraspedon (GSN-2899), a tassel
of twisted wool (Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew
23:5; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44). One was required at each of the four
corners of the outer garment (Numbers 15:38-41; Deut.
22:12). Pharisees
considered tassels special marks of sanctity and sought to enlarge them
(Matthew
23:5). One thread of
each tassel was to be deep blue to remind them of their duty to keep the
law. This word in the Greek
language means latterly fringes. The woman was reaching for the
fringes of His
Garment. For the
fringes of the garment of a Jewish man has special significant! What is so
significant of the “hems” of Jesus’ garments? You must study deeper! For this
“story” has much more meaning! The word translated “Hem” is actual referring to
fringes or tassels! The Hebrew word is:
“tsiytsith”. It was required to be on the four corners
of the clothing of every Jewish male in accordance with God’s instructions.
Three commands—blue ribbon:
1.
Tell Israel to make
fringes upon the borders of their garments. 2.
Put a ribbon of blue on the fringes. 3. It is a sign for you to
remember and do all the commandments of the Lord (Numbers 15:39-40).
Hebrew: tsiytsith, a floral or wing-like projection; a
forelock of
hair;
a tassel;
fringe. Translated
"fringe" (Numbers 15:38-39) and "lock" (Ezekiel 8:3). “Fringes” (Hebrew: “kanaph”) "edge; corner.” This
refers to the corners of the garments. The Septuagint and other versions
translate it "corners." “Ribband of blue” (Hebrew: “pathiyl”), twine; bound lace;
line; thread. Thus, the "ribband of blue" means "thread of blue."! The idea is that tassels (see notes above) were sewn on the corners
of the mantle or outer garment (a rectangular piece of cloth) with
a thread of
blue. When Israel saw
them, they were reminded of their responsibility to obey the law, and their
calling to be a holy people unto the Lord (Numbers 15:38-40).
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Ancient Jewish
tradition
Ancient Jewish tradition holds that
the threads of the tassels were white to symbolize
righteousness, that there was a conspicuous blue thread among them to symbolize the heavenly
origin of the commandments, and that the arrangement of threads
and knots symbolized the 613 precepts of the Law was
believed to contain Such outer garments are still used in synagogue prayers. In
Yeshua's time the Pharisees enlarged their fringes,
hoping thereby to prove their great piety (Matthew 23:5).
The Jewish men wore this garment called a,
“Talis”, “Talit” or “Talith” or Jewish Prayer-Shawl all the time, not just at prayer.
“Talith” contains two Hebrew words;
TAL meaning tent and ITH meaning little. Thus, you have
“Little
Tent”. Each man had
his own “Little
Tent”. The apostle
Paul was a Jewish Pharisee, but also a “tentmaker”. Many believe that he made
Prayer-Shawls, not tents to live in. Six million Jews
could not fit into the tent of meeting that was set up in the Old Testament.
Therefore, what was given to them was their “own private sanctuary” where they
could meet with God. Each man had his own “Prayer-Shawl” or “Talis”. They would pull it up over their head,
forming a “tent”, where they would begin to chant and sing their Hebrew songs,
and call upon Elohim,
Yaweh, Adonai. It was an
intimate, private, set apart from anyone else time, totally focused upon God.
This was their “prayer closet”!
Even today the Jewish people say that the
Prayer-Shawl is a religious symbol, a garment, shroud,
canopy, cloak which envelops the Jew both physically and spiritually, in prayer
and celebration, in joy and sorrow. It is used at all major Jewish occasions:
circumcisions, barmitsvahs, weddings and burials. It protects the scrolls
of the Torah when they are moved. The dead are wrapped in it when they are buried
(without the tassels). The bride and bridegroom are covered with the canopy of
the prayer shawl It inspired the Jewish flag! (©Trademark
Picture! Permission to
use)
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The Hebrew writing on the
“Atarah”
If you are using a prayer shawl,
the Hebrew writing on the “Atarah” or
“Crown” is the Blessing: "Blessed art Thou. Lord our God, King of the
universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to wrap
ourselves in the ”tzit tzit” (Fringes).""Baruch Atah Adonoi Elohenu, Melech Ha
Olam Asher Kidshanu B'mitsvotav Ve-tsevanu Leyitatef b'tzitit" The Blessing is placed over
the head, on the outside, just like the tent walls of the Holy Tabernacle so
that they would always hang the same way. As the “Atorah” was placed over
the head, it formed his own tent. “Wings” of the garment were formed when the
arms were held out.
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Jewish Prayer-Shawl
explained
God gave them a visual
“picture” that will cause them to remember all the commandments of the Lord, and
do them; and that you will not look after your own heart and your own eyes! In
ancient Israel man whore four
cornered tunic, garment and these tassels were connected to that garment. The
tassels were tided to the four corners of their garment. This outer garment
eventually throughout history became known as a (Hebrew) “Talith” (Jewish Prayer-Shawl)! It eventually involved into a more
formal Prayer-Shawl, of what most Jewish people were in their
Synagogue of congregation or in a “Holy place”! Why the tassels? Because the
tassels is what is important! (These Fringes) These tassels were to remind each
Jewish man of his responsibilities to fulfill God’s commandments! In fact, these
tassels are tided in a very particular fashion. I you will take the time to
count every knot in every one of these tassels you come to the total of
613 knots! Why 631 knots? Because there a 613 laws
in the Law of Moses! There are 365 were probations
“Thy shall NOT” and 248 were affirmation “Thy
shall”! These knots also corresponded to the ineffable Holy Name of
God! In the
“Torah”, the Old Testament or Jewish writings: “Yahweh”! (For that title of the Name of God)
However what we have done throughout the centuries no one knows how to pronounce
the ineffable Holy Name of
God! (Accept for some very
elite Jewish Holy Rabies’) So they took throughout of a period of time to come
to a Name: the Name “G-d” and often time incidental when you read a
Jewish writing or someone is a Messianic Jew even and you get to the Name of
“God” you will notice it as “G-d”! They never spell out the Name
God; they make a “form” of the Name for God,
because they revere the
Holy Name of God, to this
day so HOLY, that you cannot pronounce
“it”! What they did is to take de Name
“Adonai”, which is another Name for God and took
the vials of “Adonai” and put it in the name of “G-D” and that’s how we come up with the Name
“Yahweh”, another form is “Jehovah”.
Because they were hanging on the four
corners of the garment they were full view of everyone including the one wearing
the garment. And God said that this will be a constant reminder toward according
to Gods laws. It’s interesting when you translate the Hebrew language the word
for “law” which is “hallaga” The word for “law” when it’s translated
it also mean “walk”! In that there is a very profound message from God! He wants
us to have our daily walk govern by the Law of God! It’s not something’s we
visit on “Sabbath” and than forget the six other days of the week! God
said: I want to give you a garment that’s going to remind you about My Holy
Law every moment of every day! So that you can look down en see My
613 Commandments and know that you have to live every day of your life a
walk in such a fashion that you obey them and honor Me! God is such a profoundly
smart God! So wearing these tassels would be comparable is taking our “Bible”,
that represent the Law of God, putting a rope around it and literally tide
around our neck and carry our bible everywhere we went all day! God intended
that wherever we go we will be constantly reminded of His Word! That’s why He
told the Israelites, to put on these fringes on your garments.
Today because Jewish people were Western
clothes, instead of Eastern clothes they keep this law by wearing a four corner
garment as an undershirt. The little tassels are coming out of the four corners
about the beltline, hanging down in front of beside them. Why? There is another
garment, like an under-garment as civilization change the very Orthodox Jews to
this day still honor this word given to them in the book of Numbers by God! They do it in their fashion, but
it’s now very common and that’s why is the Prayer Shawl has these fringes this
day!
When deep in prayer a Jewish man will put
his prayer-shawl up over his head, and so doing as he clash the fringes the
“tsiytsith“ representing the Law of God and the Name
of God. A Jewish man will began to pray and in this fashion literary “shut out”
the world around him! To be in the very present of God! If you ever been in a
Jewish Synagogue you will see a Jewish man (praying) standing like (or at the
Western Wall in Jerusalem) this. Why? The Prayer Shawl is
WHITE: Representing
the Heavens, which is
the dwelling place of the Lord! The Color Blue Representing “Ruach Ha Kodesh” the Holy Spirit of God! Therefore when they pray under the
“talith”, the prayer-shawl, they are literally, it’s like you are
covering yourself with the presence of God! From Biblical times a custom was a
“prayer-clothed” It’s likely was the Lord Yeshua, Jesus
Christ, means in
Matthew
6:6 for
Jesus is talking about praying and
He said: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into
thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray
to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly.
The Greek word here for “closet” is the Greek Word “temian”. It is
literally mean an inner chamber or “secret Room” (It is not meant by your closet
in your room at home) It is a closet in yourself with the covering of the
“talith”! Prayer is an intense intimate personal
inner action between God and men! Prayer is dialog, it means that men speak to
God and God speaks to men! You speak to God and than you hear from God! It is a
conversation that accurse when a man is intensely focuses entirely in communion
with God, having “shut out” all the rest what is in the world! You can easily
get ride of the extractions! When a Jewish man wraps himself in a
“Prayers-mantle”, he is excluded from everything external!
So that his soul is consumed in thoughts about in reference toward God! He
realized that just his “talith” in valued his person, so his faith is to
be effective! Must involve the totality of his life! See, you will never find
his dichotomy between natural and spiritual in the Jewish world! That is
something’s of an Easter mind set that we adopted, that we try to force upon the
God of the Bible! Even the Jewish man very actions throughout the day are
directly connected with his faith! That is why they response in the way they do
in protecting their land, in protecting their people! They don’t just go to the
job and do their military stuff during the day and come home and think about
God! There is no dichotomy; we (Western orientated) do that! We segment God on a
certain day and segment God to a certain place! A Jewish man will have a
“prayer
closet” with him all
is reminding him to the commandments of God and to the Name of God! That is
something’s we need to learn and adapt in our life! This is the kind of prayer
life like the Lord
Yeshua, Jesus, enjoined
and prayed that the disciples would have! Prayers send to the Master is not a
public display of vain repetitions characterized (acculturated) by barossity!
Prayer is communication with God! It is best manifest when one is focused on it
by any means that can separate from outside from abstractions and a Jewish man
“talith“ enclosed him in a “secret chamber”, a
”prayer
closet “ shutting of
the mundane and the elevating the spirit to his relationship with God! A secret
place of prayer! A ”
closet “! Jewish
traditions ads many additional details concerning the essence and the use of the
”tzit
tzit”! (Source in "this cell" is permission out of
preaching tapes from "God's News Behind the News" Dr. Joe
Vankoevering; P. O. Box 10475; St. Petersburg, FL 33733
USA)
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The "construction" of the
Prayer-Shawl
The construction of the fringes has special
traditions and significant! Each of the four corners of the outer garment has to
have one long fringe and was tided in a very special dyed in a very special
shade of blue! Note in the
”tzit
tzit” there is one fringe among the fringes has
the color blue! Or royal blue! This was a special shade of
blue. It has prophetic significant even to this day! It was literally a reminder of the sky and
Israel’s Heavenly focused!
This long fringe was connected with three shorter fringes making the total of
four fringes for each of the outer corner of the garment! These fringes were
than tied as such a manner as to double them. That’s why when you look at it
counts eight! What are really there are four! This is tied in a fashion to make
it eight! These fringes where than tied in series of five knots. There are
windings between the knots. That the 5 double knots symbolically combine with
the eight comes to the number 13! It is interesting when you ad the
number or the miracles value of the Hebrew word (In the Hebrew language every
Hebrews letter of their Alphabet a letter is also given a numerical distingue!)
So often times a Hebrew word, which means something in the Hebrew language in to
us, has a numerical distingue-value that ads up to something’s it is also
another nugget of revelation. This is why the Book of Revelations, that when the antichrist comes on the scene his name can be used, what results in 6 three score and 6! How can you can the number
666 on someone’s name? The letters will be
equivalent the numerical distingue-value! The numerical value of the unique
value word of ”tzit tzit” is total 600! When you ad the
number 13 (knots) to it you get 613! The total of the commandments of
God! The 613 can be
divided in the 365 (were probations “Thy shall NOT”) There
are 365 days in a year! One command for every day in the year! Than there are
248 (Thy shall…were affirmation!) If you take a Jewish calendar
you remove the Sabbaths and each one every Holy day from the 365, you will have
248 days left! Coincident? Nothing is coincident in the Hebrew language and
God’s Word! This makes the total of 613!
Indecently Jewish people recognize medically there are 248* bones in the human body! There are 365
ligaments! Our body is fearfully and wonderfully made! I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
(Psalm 139:14) These
things were hidden! God is trying to point us to his commandments and His Name!
There a 613 laws in the Torah! The purpose of the
”tzit
tzit” is to remind the Jewish man to all of
God’s (613) Commands, but also stated who God really is! Each fringe on
the four corners there are 39 windings! In between these five knots there
are 39 windings in total. These correspondences to the numerical value of the
Hebrew phrase “Jahweh Acad”! In the prayer that every Jewish man prays is the
Lord Our God: You are One Lord! Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(Matthew 22:37) Quoted from: (Deuteronomy 6:5; 10:12; 30:6) That called in the Jewish world “the smah”.
Put it on and pray “the smah”. Referring to: “The Lord is One”! That in the
Hebrew language is “Jahweh Acad”! The numerical value is “Jahweh” is 26! The
numerical value is “Acad” is 13! Together you will come to the number 39! So
this winding on the fringe gives the Holy Name of God! When a absorbent Jew
looked at his ”tzit tzit” on his Prayer-Shawl he would see the number 26 and he
would see the number 13, which correspondences perfectly to the very one
of the greatest commandments He is ever been given! God again was given him a
visual reminder for the very eyes every day to follow His commands and trust in
His Name! The four windings on these four corners correspondences again to the
Holy Name of G-d! When holding or viewing or toughing
the ”tzit tzit” or the “Fringes” we are literally embracing
symbolically the entire Word of G-d, all the commands of G-d, and the Name of
G-d, so we are in assent embracing G-d, Himself symbolically we grab a
hold on by faith these “Fringes”! That was the reason that woman with ‘the
12 years of blood issue’ had faith in just by touching the
“tassels” of Yeshua’s Garment! (*The body is wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). It consists of various chemicals—iron,
sugar, salt, carbon, iodine, phosphorus, lime, calcium, and others. The body
has 263* bones {*Jewish belief difference with Science!}; 600
muscles; 970 miles of blood vessels; 400 cups on the tongue for taste; 20,000
hairs in the ears to tune in to all sounds; 40 pounds of jaw pressure;
10,000,000 nerves and branches; 3,500 sweat tubes to each square inch of skin
(or 40 miles long); 20,000,000 mouths that suck food as it goes through the
intestines; 600,000,000 air cells to the lungs that inhale 2,400 gallons of air
daily; and a communication network that relates to the brain instantly any known
sound, taste, sight, touch or smell. The heart beats 4,200 times an hour and
pumps 12 tons of blood daily. Out of: “Dake’s Bible”!) (Source in "this cell" is out of
preaching tapes from "God's News Behind the News" Dr. Joe
VanKoevering; P. O. Box 10475; St. Petersburg, FL 33733
USA)
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The
"blue
color ribbon" on the Prayer-Shawl
The "blue color
ribbon"
More will follow!
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The "mantle" of Elijah
The
Mantle was a covering that represented a calling
to service, protection, sanctification and covenant relationship with God. The
word "Mantle" translates to mean "Glorious", "Powerful", "Noble" and "Worthy".
According to Jewish tradition, the mantle of Elijah was placed in a small
chamber in the golden altar. Hundreds of years later, Zechariah removed the
garment and kept it for the ministry of his son,
John the Baptist. When John appeared, many believed he was Elijah, perhaps due
to this special mantle. John operated in the "spirit and
power of Elijah" (Luke 1:17). He was the forerunner to the appearance
of Messiah Yeshua (Mark 1:2-3). In some way, the spiritual
mantle of Elijah
rested upon John during his ministry. We are told that Elijah the prophet will
appear in the future to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children
(Malachi
4:5). Yet, just as
John the Baptist carried a special anointing upon his life, we believe God will
raise up a team of men who carry the boldness and vision for ministry that both
Elijah and John carried in their generation! Elijah was a leader. As a man of
God you are called to be a leader. Elijah was bold and uncompromising. You are
called to be bold and uncompromising. Elijah carried a special prayer anointing.
As one of God’s end time men, you are destined to carry a special
anointing! Just as Elijah and John prepared a way and "made ready a people
for the Lord" (Luke
1:17), God is rising
up men to help prepare the people for the return of the Lord Jesus
Christ! (
© Source of "this cell" comes from Bob Gesing;
"Elijah
mantle" with his
permission! www.elijahsmantle.org ©Trademark Picture! Permission to
use.) The Prophet Elijah passed his
"mantle" on to Elisha in (II Kings
2) Many believe that this
“mantle” was actually his “Talis” and was symbolic of the power of prayer
that Elijah had saturated that “mantle” with. This “mantle” that Elijah left behind as he was taken
up by a whirlwind into Heaven was what Elisha struck and parted the waters of the River
of Jordan with!
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