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Re: The Doctrine of Separation<<<
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
Interesting. It appears that separation in dress is involved by commandment.
Zephaniah 1:8 "And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel." (KJV)
CEV translates "strange apparel" as "foreign customs". Footnote: Zephaniah 1:8 follow foreign customs: Hebrew "wear foreign clothes."
Amplified Bible:
Zephaniah 1:8 And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice, I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who are clothed in [lavish] foreign apparel [instead of the Jewish dress, with its reminders to obey God's commandments].(A)
(A) Numbers 15:38 "Speak to the Israelites and bid them make fringes or tassels on the corners in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and put upon the fringe of the borders or upon the tassel of each corner a cord of blue."
Numbers 15:39 "And it shall be to you a fringe or tassel that you may look upon and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, that you may not spy out and follow after [the desires of] your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to follow and play the harlot [spiritually, if not physically]," |
The Hebrews did seem to be a forgetful and fearful people. And thought they knew more than God. After all these other people didn't obey God, they had their own and were doing fine. Like the NT warns of following false doctrine.
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