What does it mean 1Corinthians 11:2-16? (Part 6)
How the word veil was used?
The veil, at first place, was a symbol of concealing something. See these examples.
1 - Here unveil is a good thing. It is being used to take away the cover which the world uses to hide its true face.
• Isa 25:7 -> “And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations.”.
2 – Until now the veil is put in the heart of the most of Israelites who clings to the law of Moses, hiding Jesus and His gospel from them:
• 2Co 3:14-16 -> “But their minds were blinded; for to the present hour the same veil has not been removed, but remains at the reading of the Old Covenant; which veil is removed in Christ. For to this day, when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their hearts. But when their hearts turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”.
Not to mention the veil that separated the Holy Place of the Most Holy Place in order to hide this one from the priests and, thus, preventing them of dying.
What was the problem with not using the veil?
Let’s see the use of the veil:
1 - When a husband thought that his wife was betraying him, he took his wife before the priests and, there, her head was uncovered:
• Num 5:18 -> “And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and uncover the woman's head, and put the memorial oblation in her hands, which is the jealousy offering; and in the hand of the priest shall be the bitter water that bringeth the curse.”.
2 – When someone was leper, they should uncover their head:
• Lev 13:45 -> “And as for the leper on whom the plague is, his clothes shall be torn, and his head shall be bare, and he shall put a covering on his upper lip, and shall cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!'”.
So, when a woman didn’t use veil, the impression is that she was deceiving her husband. Hence the custom of the women used veil.
Many women, however, used it to charm men:
• Eze 13:18-21 -> “and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies. “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the LORD.”.
Have a good day in Jesus. Tomorrow we will carry on.
How the word veil was used?
The veil, at first place, was a symbol of concealing something. See these examples.
1 - Here unveil is a good thing. It is being used to take away the cover which the world uses to hide its true face.
• Isa 25:7 -> “And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations.”.
2 – Until now the veil is put in the heart of the most of Israelites who clings to the law of Moses, hiding Jesus and His gospel from them:
• 2Co 3:14-16 -> “But their minds were blinded; for to the present hour the same veil has not been removed, but remains at the reading of the Old Covenant; which veil is removed in Christ. For to this day, when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their hearts. But when their hearts turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”.
Not to mention the veil that separated the Holy Place of the Most Holy Place in order to hide this one from the priests and, thus, preventing them of dying.
What was the problem with not using the veil?
Let’s see the use of the veil:
1 - When a husband thought that his wife was betraying him, he took his wife before the priests and, there, her head was uncovered:
• Num 5:18 -> “And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and uncover the woman's head, and put the memorial oblation in her hands, which is the jealousy offering; and in the hand of the priest shall be the bitter water that bringeth the curse.”.
2 – When someone was leper, they should uncover their head:
• Lev 13:45 -> “And as for the leper on whom the plague is, his clothes shall be torn, and his head shall be bare, and he shall put a covering on his upper lip, and shall cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!'”.
So, when a woman didn’t use veil, the impression is that she was deceiving her husband. Hence the custom of the women used veil.
Many women, however, used it to charm men:
• Eze 13:18-21 -> “and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies. “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the LORD.”.
Have a good day in Jesus. Tomorrow we will carry on.