Num 15:38-39 | TSK | e4.org | fringes in the borders The word tzitzith properly denotes an ornament resembling a flower. From , we learn that these were emblematical of the commands of God. That there is any analogy between a fringe and a precept, it would be bold to assert; but when a thing is appointed to represent another, no matter how different, that first object becomes the legitimate representative or sign of the other. ; , ;

‏ Numbers 15:38-39

fringes in the borders The word tzitzith properly denotes an ornament resembling a flower. From Num 15:39, we learn that these were emblematical of the commands of God. That there is any analogy between a fringe and a precept, it would be bold to assert; but when a thing is appointed to represent another, no matter how different, that first object becomes the legitimate representative or sign of the other. Deut 22:12; Matt 9:20, Matt 23:5; Luke 8:44

remember Exod 13:9; Deut 6:6-9, Deut 11:18-21, Deut 11:28-32; Prov 3:1

ye seek not Deut 29:19; Job 31:7; Prov 28:26; Eccl 11:9; Jer 9:14; Ezek 6:9

go a whoring Exod 34:15-16; Ps 73:27, Ps 106:39; Hos 2:2; Jas 4:4