Matthew Chapter 9:20-22
Clothing and style of dress has been an indicator of an individual’s nationality, persona and means for countless generations. Fringes as pertaining to the Israelites, it’s commanded by their God the Creator of Heaven and Earth to be worn in the borders of their garments with a ribbon of blue upon them “And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring” to be worn throughout countless generations recorded in Numbers Chapter 15:32-39.
But What Are Fringes???
Fringes are an open broken border or a loose edging, typically always found on garments and furniture as a decorative trim. It is believed to have been worn widely in many civilizations, and by all classes of people. There are countless images from different eras with detailed sculptures, statues, and written accounts that give us a depiction as to what the ancient embellishment was like. Some historians have uncovered that fringes were so relevant they would be pressed into clay as signatures for contracts. Fringes were worn on the two most basic garments worn in Mesopotamia: the skirt (dress) and the shawl.
Ribbon of Blue displayed
Over time fringes that were placed on garments became more and more decorative and lavish. In this American Captivity the Israelites commonly mentioned as Indians or Native Americans have used various forms of fringes and ribbon of blue on their garments for centuries after migration from their allotted land in Palestine. One of Christ’s most notable miracle among his nation include the touching of his fringes! Matthew 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.
Remarkable, as it was the word hem here indicates Christ who is the word of God; wore fringes as commanded by the Father.
Remarkable, as it was the word hem here indicates Christ who is the word of God; wore fringes as commanded by the Father.
Ribbon of Blue atop the Fringe.
