ELIJAH THE PROPHET
WORE A TALLIT
“And it was so, when Elijah
heard
it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in
the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him,
and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?” (I Kings 19:13)
“So he departed thence, and
found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen
before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast
his mantle upon him” (I Kings 19:19).
“And Elijah took his mantle,
and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither
and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground” (II Kings 2:8).
ELISHA THE PROPHET WORE A
TALLIT
“He took up also the mantle
of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters,
and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten
the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over” (II Kings
2:13-14).
EZRA WORE A TALLIT
“And when I heard this thing,
I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and
of my beard, and sat down astonied” (Ezra 9:3).
THE LORD WEARS A TALLIT OF
LIGHT
“Praise the LORD, O my soul.
O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
He wraps himself in light as with a garment” (Psalm 104:1-2).
YESHUA INDIRECTLY IMPLIED
THAT IT WAS COMMON TO WEAR A TALLIT
“And if someone wants to
sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well” (Matthew
5:4).
“Let no one in the field
go back to get his cloak” (Matthew 24:18).
YESHUA THE MESSIAH WORE A
TALLIT
“And, behold, a woman, which
was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and
touched the hem (literally “tassel” from “kraspedon” in Greek) of his garment:
for she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be
whole” (Matthew 9:20-21).
“And they besought him that
they might only touch the hem (tassel) of his garment: and as many as touched
were made perfectly whole” (Matthew 14:36).
PETER THE APOSTLE WORE A
TALLIT
“Then the angel said to him,
"Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around
you and follow me," the angel told him” (Acts 12:8).
