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That is called speculation not evidence. Evidence would be showing verses from the Bible or historical documents saying Yeshua did not have long hair. However seeing how Yeshua was under the Jewish law upholding 613 commandments and not just the 10 commandments. Yeshua did follow ALL of the laws otherwise that would make Him a sinner and He would not be the perfect sacrifice for our sins.
That would mean having a beard and at least some hair. Not to mention Yeshua was born in Bethlehem not Nazareth. I wouldn't be sure why you'd affiliate Nazarite with that, other than it sounds similar but has a completely different meaning.
Ezekiel 44:20 isn't addressing Yeshua in anyway because He came from the tribe of Judah and not Levi. He was not under the priesthood law.
But what law was in effect to Him was..
Leviticus 19:27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
That would mean having a beard and at least some hair. Not to mention Yeshua was born in Bethlehem not Nazareth. I wouldn't be sure why you'd affiliate Nazarite with that, other than it sounds similar but has a completely different meaning.
Ezekiel 44:20 isn't addressing Yeshua in anyway because He came from the tribe of Judah and not Levi. He was not under the priesthood law.
But what law was in effect to Him was..
Leviticus 19:27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
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Oh okay, yeah. It is.. So
Leviticus 19:27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
That did apply to Yeshua, I know it's not evidence He had long hair.. But if you have hair on the "sides of your head" I mean He couldn't of been bald? Must of been decent-length to cover the side of your head.
Leviticus 19:27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
That did apply to Yeshua, I know it's not evidence He had long hair.. But if you have hair on the "sides of your head" I mean He couldn't of been bald? Must of been decent-length to cover the side of your head.
yes just check the scriptures dude ;
Jud 13:5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Mt 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
a nazarene and a nazarite are very much two different names or beings
Here is the problem I have with your question, I fully realize that the scripture says something to the effect that it is a shame for a man to have long hair, but my problem is I have never found a definition of what Long hair is in the Bible. I had a greatgrandmother once little lady who always wore her hair up in a ball. I went by to visit her one day and her daughter was combing her hair and it was all the way below her knees, Now this has been several years ago and my hair was consider long to most folks, for it hung down over my collar, but you know standing beside my greatgrandmother that day I saw how just short my hair was. so when you ask the did Jesus have long hair what is your definition of long hair?? some say if it touches your collar it is long, others say that it shouldn't be down on your shoulder blades. one of the greatest testimonies I have ever heard , was this fellow started coming to church , got saved, was faithful to the Church, His hair was down to the middle of his back. our preacher ask him to give his testimony one night. the young man got up didn't say anything about where God had brought Him from, or how much that God have blessed Him since he had gotten saved. He made one statement, that brought tears to most eyes in the place and here is what he said "I am so glad that God can love someone like me, even with my long hair"
Jud 13:5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Mt 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
a nazarene and a nazarite are very much two different names or beings
Here is the problem I have with your question, I fully realize that the scripture says something to the effect that it is a shame for a man to have long hair, but my problem is I have never found a definition of what Long hair is in the Bible. I had a greatgrandmother once little lady who always wore her hair up in a ball. I went by to visit her one day and her daughter was combing her hair and it was all the way below her knees, Now this has been several years ago and my hair was consider long to most folks, for it hung down over my collar, but you know standing beside my greatgrandmother that day I saw how just short my hair was. so when you ask the did Jesus have long hair what is your definition of long hair?? some say if it touches your collar it is long, others say that it shouldn't be down on your shoulder blades. one of the greatest testimonies I have ever heard , was this fellow started coming to church , got saved, was faithful to the Church, His hair was down to the middle of his back. our preacher ask him to give his testimony one night. the young man got up didn't say anything about where God had brought Him from, or how much that God have blessed Him since he had gotten saved. He made one statement, that brought tears to most eyes in the place and here is what he said "I am so glad that God can love someone like me, even with my long hair"
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Was not this only directed at the Levites who where tasked ministers in Gods sanctuary?..this is how I understand that verse.
I used to have long hair and when I told some new Christian people I had met they distanced themselves from me.
Thaddaeus...great post...(btw I really had hoped that you being a pastor would have answered my one reply in another thread....no sweat, but I was disappointed)
I used to have long hair and when I told some new Christian people I had met they distanced themselves from me.
Thaddaeus...great post...(btw I really had hoped that you being a pastor would have answered my one reply in another thread....no sweat, but I was disappointed)
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What about the fact that Paul wrote Corinthians, and in 1 Cor 11:14 it says "Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair it is a shame unto him." Why would Paul say such a thing if Jesus had long hair. Now to answer Thaddaeus. It was custom for the jews back then to not shave their hair, but cut it every 30 days (crap now I need to find where I read that) I will have to find it after church, I am headed out soon.
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Being from Nazareth does not mean a person has taken a Nazarite vow. If Jesus had taken the vow, his hair would be LONG because part of the Nazarite vow was to never cut your hair (like Samson, who was a Nazarite, and we all know his story involving hair). Alcohol and grapes were forbidden to Nazarites, so the notion of a Nazarite creating more wine at a wedding would be very suspect. Nazarites were also forbidden from touching dead bodies; they had to stay away from death, and Jesus certainly made it a point to be around "unclean" things, including death.
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One explanation I have read about how Jesus came to be depicted as having long hair is that pagans had pictures and bust sculptures of their deities (Zeus, etc.) which were depicted as having long hair. Upon their "conversion" rather than destroy these they simply renamed them after Jesus.
see this link
http://www.jesuspolice.com/common_error.php?id=13
see this link
http://www.jesuspolice.com/common_error.php?id=13
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