Hair, sleeves, pantsuits, jewelry, and makeup

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Tithesmeister

The adulterous woman in Hosea got her gold from . . .

GOD

I know this may cause the conservatives head to explode, but the Bible says, what the Bible says . . .

[8] For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal

This is yet another allegory. The adulterous woman is a symbol of Israel. God is saying that He gave the adulterous woman (Israel, who was committing idolatry by worshiping Baal) food, silver and gold. In another verse He says He has given them wool and flax, to cover her nakedness. Then Israel was making offerings of these blessings from God to Baal!

Hence Israel, and Judah were playing the harlot. They were being unfaithful to, or committing adultery with God.

This is very similar to the allegories in the New Testament. The woman, jewelry, apparel, all blessings from God. The stark contrast is that in the New Testament, we have an example of a Godly woman, while in the Old Testament, we have Israel playing the harlot.

In Ezekiel the scene is much the same as in Hosea. God dresses a woman that symbolizes Israel in fine clothes, blesses her with good food, and adorns her with many kinds of jewelry.

If God used this to symbolize His love for His chosen people of Israel, it is difficult for me to believe wearing jewelry is considered a sin by God.

I do understand that MANY preachers DO consider it a sin. Maybe they should try to understand what the Bible is REALLY saying.

That's how I see it.

Where again did you find in the New Testament a godly woman pictured decked with jewelry, et al?

The allegories and metaphors used by God to describe His adorning of His bride with various costly and beautiful adornments are just that - the adornments of a bride, the bride of a King. See Psalm 45 for a similar picture. I don't see anything wrong with a bride being adorned for her wedding, because all that adornment represents something, and is not (or shouldn't be, anyway) mere decoration for the mere sake of decorating oneself to become the focus of admiration etc. (The bride is already the focus of attention and admiration at her wedding to begin with. But seeking such during one's ordinary daily life is contrary to the apostles' teachings on the subject.)

Again, an allegory, metaphor, symbol, or representation using pictorial description is not something that somehow "overpowers" a clear, plain, direct, didactic command of two apostles.