Post by Questor on Dec 25, 2013 16:42:33 GMT -8
that dictates the size, shape, style of tefillin? I do not see it as Orthodoxy, but of simply fulfilling the Lords commandments to wear his word on head and hand. Is there anything scripturally wrong with my idea of putting the parchment in a leather wrist brace, for the hand, and maybe give me advice for how to make something for the head, I am looking for something that can be worn all day, not just at prayer.As for the fish\shrimp thing not an issue I am deadly allergic to ALL forms of seafood, if it swims I can not eat it.
Yours in Christ
To me, I cannot see any objection to a discreet wearing of the Word at all times...in fact, I do not understand why, since it is to be a sign to others, it is not worn all day, and not just at prayers.
I have been told that Hebrew does not have a seperate word for wrist, but that the wrist is part of the hand. Why then not wear the parchments enclosed in a narrow band around the wrist, and tied around the forehead, or in a band around your hat (Cowboy or ball cap)? Why the ceremonial winding on and off of the tefillin and only at prayer?
This is where the cultural traditions in the Mishna and Talmud seem to fall short of the actual commandment. I am not trying to be different from Jews, but I am also not trying to take on the Jewish culture, and rabbinical teachings. It is the same for the mezuzot...why are not the Commandments...at least the first ten, actually written on the wood, as opposed to hidden in a small box that is ritually kissed (by kissing the fingers that touch the mezuzot)? Why not hang a sign above your doors, and your gates, so that all the world knows what is going on? Why not tie a narrow band of cloth around your forehead (as Islamics do), but with the commandments printed there?
"... In Mattityahu (Matthew) 23:1-5 Yeshua sees the tying of tefillin as a valid Biblical practice has he lumps them in with his teachings on the wearing of the Biblical fringes, which in Hebrew are called “tzitzit”. The passage states, “Then Yeshua addressed the crowds and his disciples: "The
-teachers and the P'rushim," he said, "sit in the seat of Moshe. So whatever they tell you, take care to do it. But don't do what they do, because they talk but don't act! They tie heavy loads onto people's shoulders but won't lift a finger to help carry them. Everything they do is done to be seen by others; for they make their t'fillin broad and their tzitziyot long…”. Storing Up The Word A d’rash for parshat Eikev Devarim (Deuteronomy) 7:12–11:25
By Rabbi Reuel Dillon
I know that Yeshua told the Jews to listen to the Rabbi's because they sat in Moshe's seat, but I do not see how all the Rabbinical stuff applies to the actual scriptures in Messianic belief. As Yeshua said, they added a burden above what had been laid on them by YHVH.
The style of tefillin is irrelevant...following the commandment is the pertinent part. I am not yet led to do either, as the Holy Spirit is leading me to other things first.
When it becomes a matter of witnessing in difficult days to come, and giving people something to ask about, it might be downright handy! I can already see in my minds eye a narrow steel band to wear across the forehead with Hebrew characters on it, and the same for the wrist...inexpensive and practical, and most definately a sign to others.
