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From: heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 1997 1:35 AM
To: Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: Re: Shavuot as Marriage
From: "Dave Jewell"
To: <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
Subject: Re: Shavuot as Marriage
Thanks for that - excellent. There are many other wonderful parallels
between the Jewish marriage customs of New Testament times, and the
betrothal of the Church and Lamb. In New Testament times, not only was
their no physical contact (in a sexual sense) between the betrothed, but
they typically did not see one another again until the time of the wedding.
It was traditional for the bride to go and live with the groom's family.
She effectively became a member of that household. It was therefore
necessary for the groom to spend the time of betrothal by extending his
father's house so that he and his new wife would have privacy. This fits
in beautifully with the Lord telling us that He is going to prepare a
place for us. While the groom was preparing new living quarters for them, the
bride was spending time making herself beautiful for her husband. This
isn't a very politically correct thing to say in these days, but that's
the way it was! She kept out of the sun as much as possible (a pale
complexion was considered desirable) and prepared nice clothes and ornaments.
Again,
the parallels with the Bride's need to make herself holy for the arrival
of the coming King cannot be more marked.
But there's more. On the appointed day, it was the tradition for the
groom to come to the house of the bride in order to claim her. The
fascinating
thing here is that the bride did not know at what hour he would come - the
arrival of the groom could be
anytime between 6 in the evening and midnight. During those six hours, she
had to
hold herself in complete readiness les he come at a time she did not
expect! Again, the parallels are astonishing.
Even then, that does not exhaust the subject. When the groom arrived at
the bride's house, custom decreed that he could not enter her house. He
was not able to cross the threshold. Instead, she went out of the house
to meet him. And so, dear brothers and sisters, shall we be caught up to
meet Him in the air! Halleluija!
Dave
From Eddie:
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I also detail the twelve steps in the ancient Jewish wedding custom in my book, "The Seven Festivals of the Messiah". It can be
read on the Internet at:
http://www.hebroots.org/eddiesbooks.htm - go to chapter 7
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From: heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 2:18 AM
To: Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: Re: Shavuot as Marriage
From: Gregory Richardson
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Re: Shavuot as Marriage
Dear Rooters-
A note of interest:
The Book of Ruth was traditionally read on Shavuot. This is significant for a number of reasons.
1) It is a love-story
a) Ruth's love for Naomi
b) Ruth's love for the God of Israel
c) Ruth's love for Boaz
2) It is a story of Courtship and Marriage
3) It is a story of honor and integrity
4) It shows us that God accepts all who seek him, regardless of national origin.
5) It shows us that Israel was more than just the descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Israel was a "melting pot" for all who would
seek God. The lineage of King David and Jesus [Yeshua] is not a lineage of "racial purity" but one of "spiritual purity" [e.g. Rahab, Ruth,
etc.]
Gregory R.
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To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Re: Shavuot as Marriage
From: (James R Kern)
Shalom Eddie
All this information on the biblical marriage ceremony is great, but I am wondering if I can get your sources. I have encyc. Judaica, and
several other sources on Jewish marriage, but they do not deal with much of what I have read from you, and others (such as Zola Levit).
Please understand that it is not that I doubt the validity of your information, but I am the type of individual who likes to be able to
read it for myself. Then, if I am challenged on any information, I can say "I got this from thus and so", and list my sources. If it is
not to much trouble for you (like you have nothing else to do, right?), please inform me of the sources you used for your biblical
marriage information.
It would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Hope you have a great week.
Shalom Aleychem
James Kern
From Eddie:
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The exact steps in the ancient Biblical wedding is not found directly in the Bible because it is a part of the customs of the Jewish people.
Some sources where you can study the ceremony is as follows:
The BEST Orthodox Jewish book on explaining the Biblical wedding customs is:
"Made in Heaven" by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.
Another Jewish book is:
"The Jewish way in love and marriage"
There is a tractate of the Talmud on marriage called, "Kiddushin". You can learn of many of the customs of marriage.
You might also want to look in the Encyclopedia Judaica under the articles for "Marriage", "Bethrothal" or "Kiddushin".
AN OUTSTANDING Messianic Jewish resource is by Neil and Jamie Lash of "Love Song to the Messiah". They have a teaching tape
that explains the 12 steps and have now produced a video of their actual "Jewish wedding" enactment in Israel !! Their Web Site is:
http://www.jewishjewels.org/
I have the 12 steps of the ancient Jewish wedding and the spiritual application in my book, "The Seven Festivals of the
Messiah".
I hope that these resources will help you.
Eddie Chumney
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