YESHUA AND TEFILLIN
Andre Widodo
© ORI
Shalom,
Yeshua was a TORAH-observant Jew. Everyone knew Him as a RABBI. Nicodemus adressed Him as RABBI (Joh 3:2). His talmidim (disciples) adressed Him as RABBI (Joh 4:31).
Did Yeshua wear TEFILLIN?
TEFILLIN is a a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday prayers. The commandment to use TEFILLIN is found in Deu 6:8.
Deu 6:8 CJB
Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead
What is the purpose of wearing TEFILLIN?
The TEFILLIN serves as a memorial – a remembrance of the exodus from Mitzrayim. The remembrance also of the mitzvot of HaShem. The TEFILLIN are a sign of where we have been, that is, Miztrayim or bondage and where we are going, that is, Malchut HaShem or the Kingdom of Heaven, the kingdom of Messiah here on earth. The TEFILLIN is especially a sign of our recognition of HaShem even by their very construction. The Hebrew letters SHIN, DALET, and YOD are evident through the wrapping of the straps around the fingers and across the palm of the hand and the knots in the straps.
Deu 6:12 CJB
then be careful not to forget ADONAI, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.
Did Yeshua wear TEFILLIN?
To be able to answer the question, we must see what Yeshua's view on the TEFILLIN. And here is His view about TEFILLIN.
Mat 23:5 CJB
Everything they do is done to be seen by others; for they make their TEFILLIN broad and their tzitziyot long
In Mattityahu 23:5, we read that our holy Rabbi, Maran Yeshua criticized those men who enlarged their batim or boxes and widened the straps that were securing them. Note that he never condemned them or criticized them for simply wearing TEFILLIN. On the other hand, He was indeed criticizing them for enlarging their TEFILLIN to appear to be a level above the rest spiritually yet were acting hypocritically. In all probability, Yeshua himself was wearing TEFILLIN as He most certainly was wearing tzitziyot in the four corners of his outer garment, the tallit katan. These were not customs or traditions but rather acts of obedience to HaShem’s commandments in the Torah. There is no evidence to think that Yeshua condemned the wearing of TEFILLIN. On the other hand, he supported the Halachah (Torah tradition) that interpreted the Scriptures literally concerning the fact that they are indeed to be “a sign upon your hand and as frontlets between your eyes”.
Andre Widodo
© ORI
Shalom,
Yeshua was a TORAH-observant Jew. Everyone knew Him as a RABBI. Nicodemus adressed Him as RABBI (Joh 3:2). His talmidim (disciples) adressed Him as RABBI (Joh 4:31).
Did Yeshua wear TEFILLIN?
TEFILLIN is a a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday prayers. The commandment to use TEFILLIN is found in Deu 6:8.
Deu 6:8 CJB
Tie them on your hand as a sign, put them at the front of a headband around your forehead
What is the purpose of wearing TEFILLIN?
The TEFILLIN serves as a memorial – a remembrance of the exodus from Mitzrayim. The remembrance also of the mitzvot of HaShem. The TEFILLIN are a sign of where we have been, that is, Miztrayim or bondage and where we are going, that is, Malchut HaShem or the Kingdom of Heaven, the kingdom of Messiah here on earth. The TEFILLIN is especially a sign of our recognition of HaShem even by their very construction. The Hebrew letters SHIN, DALET, and YOD are evident through the wrapping of the straps around the fingers and across the palm of the hand and the knots in the straps.
Deu 6:12 CJB
then be careful not to forget ADONAI, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.
Did Yeshua wear TEFILLIN?
To be able to answer the question, we must see what Yeshua's view on the TEFILLIN. And here is His view about TEFILLIN.
Mat 23:5 CJB
Everything they do is done to be seen by others; for they make their TEFILLIN broad and their tzitziyot long
In Mattityahu 23:5, we read that our holy Rabbi, Maran Yeshua criticized those men who enlarged their batim or boxes and widened the straps that were securing them. Note that he never condemned them or criticized them for simply wearing TEFILLIN. On the other hand, He was indeed criticizing them for enlarging their TEFILLIN to appear to be a level above the rest spiritually yet were acting hypocritically. In all probability, Yeshua himself was wearing TEFILLIN as He most certainly was wearing tzitziyot in the four corners of his outer garment, the tallit katan. These were not customs or traditions but rather acts of obedience to HaShem’s commandments in the Torah. There is no evidence to think that Yeshua condemned the wearing of TEFILLIN. On the other hand, he supported the Halachah (Torah tradition) that interpreted the Scriptures literally concerning the fact that they are indeed to be “a sign upon your hand and as frontlets between your eyes”.
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