THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT
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JUST A TOUCH?
JUST A TOUCH?
IN THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER OF MATTHEW WE FIND THIS VERY INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF HEALINGS; THAT REQUIRED JUST A TOUCH.
SLIDE - SCRIPTURE
And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick
and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
matthew 14:34
SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE:
TASSELS - IDENTITY
SNAILS - STATUS / HUMILITY
AUTHORITY - ORDAINED - CALLED
WINGS - PURITY / POWER
HUMILITY
SLIDE - SCRIPTURE
And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick
and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
MATTHEW14:36
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ACCORDING TO MANY ACCOUNTS WRITTEN IT IS STATED ON THE WEB THAT “Despite the development in the Land of Israel since the founding of the State of Israel, you can still walk along the shores of the Sea of Galilee and imagine what it was like when Jesus was ministering there.”
“He was almost always followed by throngs of people eager to hear His teaching. It was along the sea that a very sick woman caught up with Him, desperate to be healed of a chronic ailment. This miracle story is very well-known to readers of the New Testament. Yet, there is so much that is "between the lines" which, when understood, will strengthen your relationship with the Lord. “refinersfire.org
THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY OF THE WOMAN THAT WAS HEALED FROM HER DISEASE THAT SHE SUFFERED FOR 12 YEARS WITH, ACTUALLY BEGINS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GARMENTS OF JESUS. MORE SPECIFICALLY HIS TALLIT (PRAYER SHAWL) AND EVEN MORE SPECIFICALLY THE TZIT-TZITS (THE TASSELS).
SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE:
TASSELS - IDENTITY
SNAILS - STATUS / HUMILITY
AUTHORITY - ORDAINED - CALLED
WINGS - PURITY / POWER
THE ENCOUNTER OF THE WOMAN WITH THE CHRONIC SICKNESS HAPPENS ABOUT SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE VERSES IN THIS IS HOW THE STORY GOES:
And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone.
She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!”
But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.”
And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
WHAT IS SO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE HEM OF JESUS’ GARMENT OR MORE SPECIFICALLY THE TASSELS - FRINGE
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TASSELS
“In ancient Israel, men wore four-cornered outer tunics with these tassels, or tzitziyot, TZIT-TZIT tied to the four corners. This outer garment became known as a tallit, and eventually evolved into the more formal prayer shawl. But, why tassels? These tassels were to remind each Jewish man of his responsibility to fulfill God's commandments. In fact, these tassels are tied into 613 knots to constantly remind them of the 613 laws of Moses, of which there are 365 prohibitions (The "thou shalt not" laws), and 248 affirmations (the "thou shall" laws). The knots also correspond with the ineffable name of God.” refinersfire.org
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The Lord said to Moses,
“Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner.
And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after.
So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord your God.”
NUMBERS 12:37-41
SLIDE 4 CORNERS - TALLIT PICTURE
NUMBERS 15:47-31
NUMBERS 12:37-41
4 CORNERS
IDENTITY SLIDE
1. TASSELS - IDENTITY
FAMILY CONNECTION
TIED IN A SPECIAL WAY
SIGNATURE CARD - EACH FAMILY HAD A SPECIAL WAY OF TYING THEM.
2. STATUS -
And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,
And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
THEY MADE THEIR TASSELS LONGER AND PUT MORE BLUE IN THEM. THE BLUE WAS THE CONNECTION TO ROYALTY
HIGHER STATUS
LUKE 20
HIGHER STATUS
MORE ELABORATE
SLIDE MUREX SNAIL
Each tassel was to have a blue thread. With blue so prevalent in our world today, it is hard to imagine that during the entire biblical period, blue was probably the most expensive color to produce. Therefore, it was reserved for royalty and the wealthy who could afford it. Before synthetic dyes, the only source was a small gland in the murex snail. According to the historian B. Caseau, "10,000 shellfish would produce 1 gram of dyestuff, and that would only dye the hem of a garment in a deep colour" (Bagnall, 5673). These numbers are supported by the quantity of discarded shells which, at Sidon for example, created a mountain 40 metres high. Such figures also explain why the dye was worth more than its weight in gold. In a 301 CE price edict from the reign of Roman emperorDiocletian, we learn that one pound of purple dye cost 150,000 denarii or around three pounds of gold (equal to around $19,000 at the time of writing). A pound of pre-dyed wool would set you back one pound of gold. This indicates that Lydia, the seller of purple and an early convert of Christianity, was one of the wealthiest women in the Empire (). In the "shorthand" of the Bible, this tidbit of information about Lydia, which means very little to us today, said a lot to early readers of the text. It said, in effect, "Hey, one of the wealthiest and most influential people in the Roman Empire has gotten saved!" REFINERSFIRE.ORG
ONE OF THE SITES I CAME UPON IN MY RESEARCH - THE PERSON HAD HIS OWN PERSONAL TALLIT AND HIS FAMILY SIGNATURE KNOT - HIS WAS DYED WITH THIS SNAILS DYE AND HE SAID IT WAS 25 YEARS OLD, IT HAD NOT FADED SINCE THE DAY HE GOT IT.
HE MADE REMARKS LIKE
STEADFAST
NEVER FADES
PERSONAL
They shall call peoples to their mountain; there they offer right sacrifices; for they draw from the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
DEUTERONOMYT 33:19
THE BLUE REPRESENTED SOMETHING DIVINE AND ROYAL. IT WAS SPECIAL - GOD CALLS US TO THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD.
SLIDE AUTHORITY
3. AUTHORITY
THE TASSELS CAME TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERSONS AUTHORITY.
OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER OF THIS IS SEEN WHEN DAVID HUMILIATED KING SAUL BY CUTTING OFF A CORNER OF HIS ROBE
Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage.
And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?
Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’
See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
SAUL KNEW THAT DAVID HAD BEEN ANOINTED TO TAKE OVER THE THRONE, THEN AND THERE HE COULD HAVE TAKEN SAULS AUTHORITY BUT HE CHOSE NOT TO, HE LEFT IT UP TO GOD TO HAVE THE TIMING RIGHT.
SLIDE PRIESTLY PURITY
4. PRIESTLY PURITY
LET US GO BACK TO THE WOMAN ON THE SHORE WHO DARED TO TOUCH THE FRINGE OF JESUS’ GARMENT.
SHE WAS DESPERATE
BROKE
LONELY
SHE HAD NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS STAGE.
SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUNNED
BUT SHE KNEW ENOUGH THAT THE SCRIPTURES HAD SAID:
SLIDE MALACHI
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
MEANING THE EDGE FRINGE LIKE FEATHERS OF THE EAGLE.
- MEANING THE EDGE FRINGE LIKE FEATHERS OF THE EAGLE.
SHE KNEW THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JESUS - HEALING IN HIS WINGS
SHE KNEW AND HAD STUDIED THE SCRIPTURES
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And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick
and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him
and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was.
And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him
and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was.
And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
THIS WOMAN UNDERSTOOD THAT JESUS HAD:
IDENTITY
AUTHORITY
STATUS
HOLINESS - THE POWER OF THE HOLY GOD
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These people were not healed simply by touching the fringes of JESUS’ garment in a crowd. They were healed when their faith touched the power of God and the One who could heal their infirmities.
SLIDE- FINAL POINT
What about you and me? None of us is without a need in our life, whether it be healing, family problems, financial or emotional problems. Do we have the simple faith to reach out and touch the hem of the garment of Jesus? If you do, He is waiting to meet our needs, even today.
It was their point of contact to release their faith to receive a touch from the Lord.