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Originally Posted by Praxeas
I think this is one of the most misunderstood verses by many Pentecostals.
They view "glory" here as some sort of God given power.
This is really more about how women feel...her hair, to her, is her pride and joy...her hear is a source of pride
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Paul says nature teaches that if a woman has long hair it is a glory to her. The 'glory' is contrasted with the 'shame' which Paul says is attached to a man having long hair. What is a 'shame' for a man is a 'glory' to a woman.
Everybody knows that when a woman has long, flowing hair people ooh and ahh and complement her on it. Why? Because it's nice, looks good on a woman, it's a glory to her.
Nothing whatsoever about special powers, shekinah this or shekinah that.
What's even more interesting, is people seem to miss the fact that Paul's statements about a woman having long hair or a man having long hair are simply 'evidences' he brings up to support his argument. Thus, long hair on a woman or short hair on a man is not even what Paul was putting forward. Long hair was 'exhibit D' or something like that in a list of reasons supporting his teaching, found in the opening verses of the chapter.
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