Satan with his subtle tactics has even those walking in Torah rebelling! Satan does not care how he gets believers to rebel, he only cares that you do rebel against YAHWEH just as he did! There is nothing new under the sun.
Genesis 3:1 (Samaritan)
“And the snake was more CRAFTY than any beast of the field which YAHWEH ELOHIM had made…”
The definition of crafty by Oxford languages says “clever at achieving ones aims by indirect or DECEIFUL methods.”
Revelation 12:9 (Hebrew)
“So the great dragon was cast out, who is called Ha-Satan, who destroys and SEDUCES the whole world. And he with his messengers were cast onto the earth to dwell there.”
Seduce according to Merriam-Webster means to PERSUADE TO DISOBEDIENCE OR DISLOYATLY.”
2 Corinthians 11:3 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“And I fear that somehow your minds may be SEDUCED AWAY FROM SIMPLE AND PURE DEVOTION TO THE MESSIAH, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent and his CRAFTINESS.”
The topic of head coverings is another important issue that must be addressed in these last days! Satan has used deceitful methods and has seduced the world to be disloyal and disobey YAHWEH just as he did in the garden. He is seduced many into lawlessness and has seduced many in Torah from the simple and pure devotion to YESHUA! All we have to do is obey what is written in the scriptures and not add or take away from it! Scripture does not contradict itself and if it appears to do so, then that means there is something wrong with your interpretation NOT the scriptures. This warning from Sirach and Proverbs must be heeded:
Sirach 3:24
“For many are DECEIVED BY THEIR OWN VAIN OPINION; and an evil suspicion has OVERTHROWN THEIR JUDGMENT.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (Aramaic)
“Trust in YAHWEH with all your heart, and RELY NOT ON YOUR OWN WISDOM. In all your ways acknowledge Him (YAHWEH), AND He shall direct your paths.”
Our opinions and human intellect mean absolutely nothing! Everything we do must align with the word of YAHWEH and when we trust Him and His word then He will lead our paths through the leading of the RUACH HA’KODESH (The Set-Apart Spirit)!
Let’s start with an ancient witness:
Shepherd of Hermas (90 AD) page 31, Chapter 2
“Now after I had passed by the wild beast, and had moved forward about thirty feet, lo! A virgin meets me, adorned as if she were proceeding from the bridal chamber, clothed entirely in white, and with white sandals, and VEILED UP TO HER FORHEAD, AND HER HEAD WAS COVERED BY A HOOD.”
Here we have an ancient witness from the Shepherd of Hermas a book that was considered canon in the first century and bound between the Book of Acts and the letters of Paul! This ancient witness shows how a woman was dressed with her head COVERED. So, was Paul making up his own custom as some have assumed? No! The people who claim Paul did are doing exactly what Peter already warned against:
2 Peter 3:15-16 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“And think of our Master’s patience as deliverance, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you, following the wisdom ELOHIM gave him. Indeed, he speaks about these things in ALL HIS LETTERS. They contain some things that are HARD TO UNDERSTAND, things which the UNINSTRUCTED AND UNSTABLE DISTORT, TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION, AS THEY DO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES.”
Sadly, this warning from Peter applies also to many within the Torah community today. Whenever they come across something they don’t want to do, they will use Paul to get out of it just as Christianity does by twisting the words of Paul to their own destruction. The very people who accuse Christianity of abusing Paul’s words are just as guilty as they are which makes them hypocrites. Many believers are slandering Paul and why do I say this? Because, if you accuse Paul of inventing something or making up his own customs, that means you are accusing him of being a false apostle! Paul cannot make up his own customs and deviate from the truth at any point, so to say that head coverings was only a local custom for Corinth, would mean that a woman submitting to her husband is also only a local custom for Corinth which Paul addresses this in the same chapter. See how dangerous this is? A woman submitting to her husband is rooted in Torah just as we will see that head coverings are! Any woman who does not cover her head is unknowingly following in the footsteps of a FEMINIST MOVEMENT and walking in direct rebellion against ELOHIM.
Who endorsed Paul?
Before getting started with this study, I would like to show who endorsed Paul to prove that he was only speaking the truth and not any traditions of men. I’m sure one of these righteous men would have called Paul a liar, but they did not. I have already quoted Peter in (2 Peter 3) and we also have Polycarp, Clement of Rome, and James the half brother of YESHUA!
The 1st Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (70 AD, no later than 96 AD)
5:26-31
“Let us set before our eyes the illustrious (well known, RESPECTED, AND ADMIRED for past achievement) apostles. Peter, through unrighteous envy, endured not one or two, but numerous labors and when he had at length suffered martyrdom, departed to the place of esteem due to him. Owing to envy, PAUL also obtained the reward of patient endurance, after being seven times thrown into captivity compelled to flee, and stoned. After preaching both in the east and west, he gained the illustrious reputation due to his faith, HAVING TAUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE WHOLE WORLD, and come to the extreme limit of the west, and suffered martyrdom under the prefects. Thus was he removed from the world, and went into the set-apart place, having proved himself a striking example of patience.”
Part of that righteousness that Paul taught to the entire world was head coverings that women should be wearing! So again, we have a first century witness endorsing Paul!
Polycarp’s letter to the Philippians (108 AD)
Polycarp was a direct disciple of John who walked with YESHUA!
Chapter 3
“These things, brethren, I write to you concerning RIGHTEOUSNESS, not because I take anything upon myself, but because you have invited me to do so. For neither I, nor any other such one, can come up to the WISDOM 2 Peter 3:15 of the BLESSED AND GLORIFIED PAUL. He, when among you, ACCURATELY AND STEADFASTLY TAUGHT THE WORD OF TRUTH in the presence of those who were then alive. And when absent from you, he wrote you a letter, which , if you carefully study, you will find to be the means of building you up in that faith which has been given you…
So, Clement of Rome says that Paul “TAUGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE WHOLE WORLD.” And then Polycarp in 108 AD says Paul “ACCURATELY AND STEADFASTLY TAUGHT THE WORD OF TRUTH.” To teach righteousness and accurately and steadfastly teach the word of truth means that what Paul taught was based on scripture and not his own opinion. And yes again, this would include “head coverings!”.
Chapter 9
“I exhort you all, therefore, to yield obedience to the word of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and to exercise all patience, such as you have seen set before your eyes, not only I the case of the blessed Ignatius, and Zosimus, and Rufus, but also in the others among yourselves, and in PAUL HIMSELF, AND THE REST OF THE APOSTLES. This do in the assurance that all these have not run Philippians 2:16; Galatians 2:2 in vain, but in faith and righteousness, and that they are now in their due place in the presence of the Master, with whom also they suffered. For they loved not this present world, but Him who died for us, and for our sakes was raised again by ELOHIM from the dead.”
Chapter 11
“But who of us are ignorant of the judgment of the Master? Do we not know that the saints shall judge the world? 1 Corinthians 6:2 as PAUL teaches. But I have neither seen nor heard of any such thing among you, in the midst of whom the BLESSED PAUL LABORED, and who are commended in the beginning of his Epistle. For he boasts of you in all those churches which along then knew the Master…”
Acts 21:17-24 (Paul endorsed by James the head of the Jerusalem counsel)
“In Jerusalem, the brothers received us warmly. The next day Paul and the rest of us went IN TO JAMES (YA’AKOV), and all the ELDERS WERE PRESENT. After greeting them, Paul described in detail each of the things ELOHIM had done among the Gentiles through his efforts. On hearing it, they praised ELOHIM; but they also said to him, “You see, BROTHER, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Judeans, and they are all zealous for the Torah. Now what they have been told about you is that you are teaching all the Jews living among the gentiles to apostatize from Moses, telling them not to have the covenant of circumcision for their sons and now to follow the traditions. What, then, is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. So do what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow. Take them with you, be purified with them, and pay the expenses connected with having their heads shaved. THEN EVERYONE WILL KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO THESE RUMORS WHICH THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT YOU; BUT THAT, ON THE CONTRARY, YOU YOURSELF STAY IN LINE AND KEEP THE TORAH.”
I will listen to James the brother of YESHUA and the head of the Jerusalem counsel, Clement, Peter and Polycarp who knew Paul and endorsed Paul before I listen to someone who falsely accuses Paul of doing his own thing which clearly contradicts what these ancient witnesses said about him.
1 Corinthians 11 and head coverings!
A false teaching has penetrated the Torah community by saying that Paul was not speaking of a veil (head covering), but that he was referring to the woman’s hair in this chapter. So before breaking down this chapter let’s examine the etymology of the word “cover” in verse 6. I will also be using the Aramaic, but since many keep pointing to the Greek to justify not wearing a head covering we will start there first. The etymology for the word cover in Greek is Katakalupto G2619 which Mounce defines as: VEIL; TO VEIL ONE’S SELF, BE VEILED OR COVERED, 1 Corinthians 11:6-7 and Strong’s says: TO COVER WHOLLY, THAT IS, VEIL:- COVER, HIDE.” And since we are dealing with etymology first, let’s deal with the passage that is taken completely out of context! In verse 15 Paul says:
“But a woman who wears her hair long enhances her appearance, because he hair has been given to her as a COVERING!”
Remember, Paul’s words are hard to understand and after reading this verse, many conclude that Paul was talking about a woman’s hair the entire time, which is not the case based off the etymology for the word cover we went over in verse 6 which means a veil. Now, you will be shocked to learn that even this word “cover” in verse 15 does not mean what people think it means. The word covering in verse 15 is Peribolaion (per-ib-ol’-ah-yon) G4018 is defined by Mounce as: that which is THROWN AROUND ANY ONE, CLOTHING, COVERING; A CLOAK, Hebrews 1:12; A COVERING, 1 Corinthians 11:15. And Strong’s defines it as: SOMETHING THROWN AROUND ONE, THAT IS A MANTLE, VEIL-COVERING, VESTURE.”
So, in this passage Paul is not referring to hair alone! No! Paul is saying let a woman have long hair, but let it be COVERED with a veil or a cloak thrown around her that covers her head, such as a wrap around Shawl which covered the whole head and; possibly the face. An example of this is in Ruth 3:15
Ruth 3:15 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“He (Boaz) also said, “Bring the SHAWL YOU ARE WEARING, and take hold of it.” She held it while he put six measures of barley into it; then he went into the city.”
The etymology for the word “shawl” is mitpachcath #H4304 and defined by Strong’s as: a WIDE CLOAK (for a woman):-VAIL, wimple. Jeff Benner from ancient-hebrew.org says “As for WOMEN mitpachath (Ruth 3:15; Isaiah 3:22) AND radiyd (Song of Songs 5:7; Isaiah 3:23) describe a VEIL OR SHAWL WORN OVER THE HEAD.”
Therefore we can see that in both cases of the word “cover” in verse 6 and 15, Paul is referring to a head covering over the long hair of the woman! And Jeff Benner an expert in ancient Hebrew CONFIRMS this! And the Complete Jewish Scriptures have rendered the translation correctly!
1 Corinthians 11:1-7 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
1 try to imitate me, even as I myself try to imitate the Messiah.
2 Now I praise you because you have remembered everything I told you and observe the traditions just the way I passed them on to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is the Messiah, and the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of the Messiah is ELOHIM. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies wearing something down over his head brings shame to his head, 5 but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head UNVEILED brings shame to her head — there is no difference between her and a woman who has had her head shaved. 6 For if a woman is not VEILED, let her also have her hair cut short; but if it is shameful for a woman to wear her hair cut short or to have her head shaved, then let her be VEILED. 7 For a man indeed should NOT have his head VEILED, because he is the image and esteem of ELOHIM, and the woman is the esteem of man.”
At this point someone will say “See in verse 2 Paul said TRADITIONS that he passed down, so it was a local custom that he introduced!” Let’s see how it’s worded in the Aramaic!
1 Corinthians 11:2 (Lamsa’s Aramaic Peshitta)
“Now I praise you, my brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the ORDINANCES as I delivered them to you.”
1 Corinthians 11:2 (Aramaic English New Testament)
“Moreover I commend you, my brothers, that in all things you are mindful of me, and that you hold fast THE PRECEPTS as I delivered them to you.”
John Etheridge 1846 Aramaic Peshitta
1 Corinthians 11:2
“But I commend you, my brethren, that in every thing you remember me, and that as I have delivered to you PRECEPTS, you hold them.”
Oxford languages defines ordinance as: an AUTHORATATIVE ORDER; A DECREE, EDICT, LAW and Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “Precept” as a COMMAND or principle intended especially as a general rule of action and highergroundministry.org says “What is a precept? ANY COMMANDMENT, INSTRUCTION, OR ORDER intended as a rule of action or conduct; especially, a practical rule guiding behavior, technique ect.” In the scriptures the word which is translated as “Precept” is a general term for the responsibility ELOHIM places upon His people.”
So even with the word “tradition” in some translations still means that Paul is referring to traditions that are rooted in the Torah, just as we see with the righteous Baruch.
2 Baruch 84:7-9
“Let then this letter be a testimony between me and you, so that you will remember the commandments of the Mighty One, and so that in this way I will also have an excuse before him who has sent me. Remember Zion and the Torah, also the Set-Apart land, and your brothers, and the covenant, and your fathers, and the festivals, and the Shabbats do not forget. And pass this letter and the TRADITIONS OF THE TORAH on to your sons after you, as your fathers have also passed them on to you.”
Jewishvirutallibrary.org by Judith R. Baskin (2nd ed) says “It was customary for most women in the ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, and the Greco-Roman world to cover their hair when they went outside the home. In BIBLICAL TIMES, WOMEN COVERED THEIR HEADS WITH VEILS OR SCARVES. THE UNVELING OF a woman’s hair was considered a humiliation and punishment (Isaiah 3:17; cf. Numbers 5:18) on the loosening of the hair of a woman suspected of adultery; 3 Maccabees 4:6; and Susanna 1:32).
3 Maccabees 4:6-7
“Girls who had recently entered the bridal chamber, to enjoy the partnership of marriage, exchanged pleasure for misery; and with dust scattered on their myrrh-anointed heads, were HURRIED ALONG UNVEILED; and in the midst of outlandish insults, set up with one accord a lamentable cry in lieu of the marriage song. Bound AND EXPOSED TO PUBLIC GAZE, they were hurried violently on board ship.”
The unveiling of a woman’s hair means that her hair was covered with a veil prior to it being unveiled for punishment or humilation reasons. So, what do we have here? We have Paul enforcing a command that is rooted in creation, which will be discussed in the next section.
Testament of Benjamin 11:1-4
“And I will no longer be called a ravening wolf on account of your ravages, but a worker of YAHWEH, distributing food to them that work what is good. And there will rise up from my seed (Paul was from the tribe of Benjamin) in the latter times one beloved of YAHWEH, hearing His voice on the earth, and a doer of the good pleasure of His will, enlightening all the nations WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE, even the light of knowledge, bursting in upon Yisra’el for salvation and tearing it away from them like a wolf, and giving it to the synagogue of the nations. Until the end of the age, he will be in the synagogues of the nations, and among their rulers, as a strain of music in the mouth of all. And he will be inscribed in the set-apart books, both his work and HIS WORD, and he will be a chosen one of ELOHIM forever. And through them he will go to and fro as Jacob my father, saying, ‘He will fill up that which lacks of your tribe.”
Part of the “New knowledge” that Paul brought was not a “New Law” or a “New custom”, but rather the wisdom that Polycarp and Peter mentions in 2 Peter 3:15 that ELOHIM gave him and part of that was explaining the origin of head coverings being rooted in creation by imitating the angels.
Reasons why a woman should cover her head!
There are several reasons why a woman should cover her head! We don’t have to guess why Paul enforced head coverings and it has NOTHING to do with prostitution, because Paul gives us the reason why a woman should cover her head.
Verse 10 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“The REASON a woman should show by VEILING her head that she is under authority has to do with the angels.”
Verse 10 (Lamsa’s Aramaic Peshitta)
“For this reason the woman ought to BE MODEST AND COVER HER HEAD AS A MARK OF RESPECT TO THE ANGELS.”
Part of the mark of respect is that fact that angels are ranked higher than we as humans as Psalms 8:6-7 says “What are mere mortals, that You concern Yourself with them; humans, that you watch over them with such care? You made him BUT LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS, you crowned him with esteem and honor, you had him rule what Your hands made, you put everything under his feet.”
1. Modesty! We see a clear example of this in the Apocrypha by Susanna who walked in Torah! Susanna 1:3 “Her parents also were RIGHTEOUS and taught their daughter ACCORDING TO THE TORAH OF MOSES.” Verse 31-32 “Now Susanna was a very delicate woman and beautiful to behold. And these wicked men commanded her to UNCOVER HER FACE, (FOR SHE WAS COVERED) THAT THEY MIGHT BE FILLED WITH HER BEAUTY.” We can see that Susanna walked in the Torah and she covered her face for modesty reasons, but the two wicked elders wanted to see the beauty of her face. Also, people will say that head coverings (veils) are only for virgins and that is not true either, because Susanna was a married woman. Verse1-2 “A man dwelt in Bavel, called Yehoyakim: and he TOOK A WIFE, WHOSE NAME WAS SUSANNA, the daughter of Chilkyahu, a very beautiful woman and one that FEARED YAHWEH.”
2. Imitating the angels! In 1 Corinthians 11:1 Paul says “Try to IMITATE me, even as I myself try to IMITATE the Messiah.” I believe these words are the context of what Paul is addressing, which deals with imitating the spiritual. If we are imitating the angels then that means that this precept is rooted in creation itself and all Paul did was clarify the reason why women should be covering their heads. Firstly, I would like to point out that male human beings are IMITATING THE MALE ANGELS.
Jubilees 15:26-27
“And everyone that is born, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised on the eighth day, does not belong to the children of the covenant which YAHWEH cut with Abraham, but to the children of destruction; nor is there, moreover, any SIGN on him that he is YAHWEH’s, but is destined to be destroyed and killed from the earth, and to be uprooted from the earth, for he has broken the covenant of YAHWEH our ELOHIM. For ALL THE MESSENGERS (ANGELS) of the presence and all the MESSENGERS of setting apart HAVE BEEN CREATED THIS WAY FROM THE DAY OF THEIR CREATION, and before the MESSENGERS of the presence and the MESSENGERS of setting apart He has set Yisra’el apart, that they should BE WITH HIM AND WITH HIS SET-APART MESSENGERS (ANGELS).”
As we can see the angels were created circumcised, which shows that the covenant that YAHWEH cut with Abrham in Genesis 17 and then reiterated in Leviticus 12:3 shows that this command is ROOTED IN CREATION and that we are imitating the angels. Likewise, women are imitating the female angels by wearing head coverings which means that it is ROOTED IN CREATION! Do female angels exist? Yes!
Enoch 19:2
“And the WOMEN also, OF THE MESSENGERS (ANGELS) who went astray, shall become sirens.”
Notice how in Jubilees 15:26 that circumcision is a “sign”? When we go to Exodus 31:13 and look at the etymology for the word sign, it is “Oth” H226 and defined by Brown-Drivers-Briggs as “Sign, signal, A DISTINGUISHING MARK, banner!” So as Lama’s Aramaic Peshitta says a woman is to wear a veil “As a MARK of respect”, meaning the woman has a DISTINGUISHING MARK OR SIGN on her head just as men having a physical DISTINGUISHING MARK on their male organ. This would explain all the occurrences of women wearing head coverings all throughout the scriptures! And its quite possible that women are imitating both male and female angels, as Jubilees tells us that some angels function as priests.
Jubilees 30:18 (Angel is speaking)
“And the seed of Levi was chosen for the PRIESTHOOD, AND TO BE LEVITES, that they might minister before YAHWEH, AS WE DO (ANGELS), continually…”
And the Songs of Shabbat Sacrifice found in the Dead Sea Scrolls also confirms that angels operate as priests! So male human priests such as Aaron and all his descendants were again imitating the angels! And what do priests wear on their heads?
Exodus 28:36 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“You are to make an ornament of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal, “Set apart for YAHWEH.’ Fasten it to THE TURBAN with a blue cord, on the front of the TURBAN, over Aaron’s forehead.”
Interestingly, YAHWEH names TURBANS as a head covering for women along with VEILS, HEADBANDS, WRAPS, AND SHAWLS!
Isaiah 3:16-23 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“Moreover YAHWEH says: “Because Zion’s WOMEN are so proud, walking with their heads in the air and throwing seductive glances, moving with mincing steps and jingling their anklets---YAHWEH will strike the crown of the heads of Zion’s WOMEN with sores, and YAHWEH will expose their private parts.” On that day YAHWEH will take away their FINERY---their anklets, medallions and crescents, their pendants, bracelets and VEILS; THEIR HEADBANDS, armlets, sashes, perfume, bottles, amulets, rings and nose-jewels; their fine dresses, WRAPS, SHAWLS, handbags, gauze scarves, linen underclothes, TURBANS AND CAPES.”
Veil is H7479 (Ra’alah) and defined as Brown-Drivers-Briggs as VEIL and Strong’s defines it as a LONG VEIL (feminine). Headband/bonnet is (Pe’er) H6287 and defined as a headdress, ornament, TURBAN, A FANCY HEADDRESS.”
And to clarify before someone takes my words out of context, I’m not saying women are priests, I’m saying they are IMITATING them, but I believe that the female angels were created with head coverings and the reason why women wore them in scripture to imitate them along with modesty, submitting to their husbands, prayer and public worship.
3. Public worship! Paul says that a woman should be veiled when she prays or prophesies which shows that she is involved in public worship! And during worship the angels are present with us as WE JOIN THEM!
Jubilees 2:21
“And thus He created a sign in accordance with which THEY (YAHWEH’s people) should guard the Shabbat WITH US (ELOHIM and ANGELS) on the seventh day, to eat and to drink, and to bless Him Who has created all things, as He has blessed and set apart to Himself a peculiar people above all peoples, and that they should keep Shabbat together WITH US.”
Angels are present during gatherings of believers!
4. Prayer! Angels are also present in prayer, just as they are present in worship!
Tobit 12:15
“I am Raphael, one of the seven set-apart malachim (angels), who PRESENT THE PRAYERS of the set-apart ones and which go in and out before the esteem of the Kadosh (The Set-Apart One).
Ele Ha-Sodot (The Confidential Counsel) aka Revelation 8:1-4
“And when he opened the seventh, everyone in the heavens was silent for a moment, and I saw seven messengers COMING BEFORE YAHWEH, and seven shofars were given to them. And another messenger came and stepped next to the temple and golden fire pans were in his hand. And much incense was given to him, to give it as THE PRAYER OF THE SET-APART ONES, before the temple, and before the throne. And the smoke of the incense of the set-apart ones went up from THE HAND OF THE MESSENGER (ANGEL), BEFORE YAHWEH.”
Malachim (angels) are involved in the prayer of the saints which is why Paul says that a woman should be veiled when she prays or prophesies. 1 Corinthians 11:5 “But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled brings SHAME TO HER HEAD…”1 Corinthians 11:13 “Decide for yourselves; is it appropriate for a woman to pray to ELOHIM when she is unveiled?” The answer is that it is NOT appropriate because it ties into the mark of respect she has for the angels who are present.
5. Under her husbands authority!
1 Corinthians 11:3-4 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“But I want you to understand that the HEAD of every man is the Messiah, and the HEAD of a wife is her husband, and the HEAD of the Messiah is ELOHIM. Every man who prays or prophecies wearing something down over his head bring shame to HIS HEAD (YESHUA), but every woman who prays or prophecies with her head UNVEILED brings shame to HER HEAD (HUSBAND)…”
Christoverall.com says “A woman’s covering her head (e.g., with a thin head scarf) socially indicated that she was married. It symbolized HER MODESTY AND CHASITY AND SUBMISSION TO HER HUSBAND. A wife who refused to cover her head publicly DISGRACED HER HUSBAND.”
Trust me, this is the one that irritated the feminist movement that I will quote fully in a later section, but here is one comment: “Mary Ann Lupa, member of the state steering committee of N.O.W. explained that the veiling of women historically symbolizes their subjugation.”
So, a woman who refused to wear a head covering disgraced her husband and what does scripture have to say about a wife who disgraces her husband?
Sirach 26:26
“A woman that HONORS her husband shall be judged wise by all; but she that DISHONORS him IN HER PRIDE SHALL BE COUNTED IMPIOUS BY ALL.”
Women not wearing their head coverings stems from the feminist movement which is rooted in PRIDE and therefore they dishonored their husbands which matches what we just read in Sirach. And if a woman is not married to a human husband, she must remember that YESHUA is her Husband and should still wear a head covering:
2 Corinthians 11:1-2 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“I would like you to bear with me in a little foolishness---please do bear with me! For I am jealous for you with ELOHIM’s kind of jealousy; since I promised to present you as a pure virgin in MARRIAGE TO YOUR ONE HUSBAND, THE MESSIAH…”
There is no custom of a woman not covering her head in scripture!
1 Corinthians 11:13-16 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)
“Decide for yourselves: is it appropriate for a woman to pray to ELOHIM when she is unveiled? Doesn’t the nature of things itself teach you that a man who wears his hair long degrades himself? But a woman who wears her hair long enhances her appearance, because her hair has been given to her as a covering. However, if anyone wants to argue about it, THE FACT REMAINS THAT WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM, NOR DO THE MESSIANIC COMMUNITIES OF ELOHIM.”
Paul has already laid down the reason for head coverings being rooted in creation and ties it to the malachim (angels) and then he shuts down anyone who wants to continue to make unscriptural arguments against not wearing head coverings by saying “THE FACT REMAINS THAT WE HAVE NO SUCH CUSTOM, NOR DO THE MESSIANIC COMMUNITIES OF ELOHIM.” In other words, if anyone wants to continue to argue whether a woman should pray or prophesy with her head uncovered in public, then he is letting them know that there is no custom in the Messianic communities ANYWHERE where women do not cover their heads because they ALL DO; therefore, it should also be done in Corinth as well! Nobody in the first century understood Paul words to refer to “covering” as a woman’s hair as many falsely claim! The early assemblies and the early church fathers clearly understood the word “covering” as a veil!
· Irenaeus (180 AD) (Ante-Nicene fathers, vol. 1, pg. 327) “A woman ought to have a VEIL upon her head because of the angels.”
· Clement of Alexandria (195 AD) Ante-Nicene fathers vol 2 pg. 265) “Although such a COVERING OUT TO BE ASSUMED AS IS REQUISITE (NECESSARY) FOR COVERING THE EYES OF WOMEN.”
· Clement, The Instructor 3.12 further added “Let the woman observe this, further. Let her be entirely covered, unless she happens to be at home. For that style of dress is GRAVE, AND PROTECTS FROM BEING GAZED AT. And she will never fall, who puts before her eyes MODESTY, AND HER SHAWL; nor will she invite another to fall into transgression by UNCOVERING HER FACE. For this is the wish of the Word, since it is becoming for her to pray VEILED.”
· Hippolytus around 200 AD says “And let all the women have their HEADS COVERED WITH AN OPAQUE CLOTH, not with a veil of thin linen, for this is not a true covering.”
The early church fathers who were closer to the time of YESHUA understood exactly what Paul was saying and there wasn’t a debate about the covering EVER being hair! Only those who are walking in the flesh will attempt to justify their actions and twist the words of Paul to fit their feminist agenda whether knowingly or unknowingly.
In an article titled: Head Coverings Throughout History (myallforjesus.com)
Head Coverings Throughout History
April 2017 – Something I have found very interesting in my study of head coverings is that all throughout history women have felt compelled to wear head coverings as a part of their fashion and dress. The styles have changed very drastically through the years, with so many variations in fashion, and yet, through it all, there has always remained this subconscious understanding that it is right and proper for women to wear something on their heads.
It was really only in the late 20th century (right around the time of the feminist movement; 1960s - 1980s) that all of a sudden women decided that they should no longer be under the authority of men and therefore should not need to wear head coverings. Women decided that they should be free to wear their hair loose and even cut it short and to style it any way they like.
All across the western world, women stopped wearing hats and veils to church and wives and mothers threw off their aprons and head scarves. There were only a few very small, minority communities (such as the Amish) who held on to the conviction and continued to insist on the head coverings for women.
Back in the 1960s it was still common to see Christian women attending church or mass with hats or bonnets on their heads, or wearing veils and shawls during times of prayer. At that time it was still considered right and proper, and those women who did not wear head coverings during worship services were the minority. But in just a short breath of time there was such a huge paradigm shift that took place that completely turned things upside-down. Instead of being encouraged (and even required) to wear head coverings to church, women were now being discouraged (and even forbidden in some cases) to wear anything on their heads that would give the impression of being “under submission” to a male authority figure.”
Not covering your head is rooted in a feminist movement!
The article above about the start of the rebellion stems from this feminist movement mentioned in this article titled:
How Did Catholic Women Participate in the Rebirth of AMERICAN FEMINISM?
Document 10: Excerpts from Elizabeth Farians, "NOW Papers on Women and Religion," self-published pamphlet, c. 1971-72. 4 pp.
N.O.W.
Full equality for women in truly equal partnership with men
National Organization for Women
2849 North Hoekett St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211
April 6, 1969
Contact: Nancy Kosterman 332-6337
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The outmoded and discriminatory practice of women wearing head coverings at the liturgical services was the target of a PROTEST by the NATIONAL ORGANIZATION for WOMEN on Easter morning at St. John de Nepomuc Catholic Church.
Mary Ann Lupa, member of the state steering committee of N.O.W. explained that the veiling of women historically symbolizes their subjugation. Dismissing the traditional biblical arguments, she pointed out that authors of scripture spoke from their historical context concluding that women are inferior human beings.
This erroneous view of women is responsible for the subservient role of women in the churches.
Nancy Kosterman said, "Women of all churches will not continue to tolerate second class status. Women are tired of doing all the menial tasks within their churches and having no voice in policies or worship".
Easter, the season of new life, was chosen a spokeswomen said to dramatize the womens' rejection of their old position of inferiority in the churches and to testify to their new life of equality.
She added that Saint John's was an appropriate place for women to declare this new life in response to an incident that occurred last Sunday.
A woman was publicly admonished from the pulpit by the celebrant of the service for the sin of not covering her head. She was told her presence was not wanted if she rejected this symbol of subjection.
N.O.W. urged all women to resolve that as of now to join in this first action of the "National Unveiling" of all women in all churches throughout the nation.”
And now see that same spirit of “National Unveiling” popping up in the Torah community. So, it is abundantly clear that until the feminist rebellion in 1969 that women knew what head coverings represented and wore them. But women no longer wanted to be obey the hierarchy that is clearly defined in the scriptures and even some men are allowing this to happen! The truth is something that many do not want to hear and they would rather walk in the “idolatry of their hearts”, meaning they will hold to a false doctrine even when it contradicts what is written in the scriptures! Any woman that chooses to justify their standpoint for not wearing a head covering is walking in the same spirit and footsteps of feminism under the guise of “being lead by the RUACH HA’KODESH!” Willful defiance to the scriptures is not something the RUACH HA’KODESH will ever do because He leads us into all truth and not away from it! It is clear from the scriptures, history, etymology, and the early church fathers that women wore head coverings and it is not a local custom, but rather rooted in creation. And it is also clear that not wearing a head covering is a product of feminism and feminism is a product of Satan.
I pray that for anyone who has been deceived by not wearing their head coverings will repent and walk in the ancient paths completely! Be a sold-out disciple of YESHUA without turning to the right or the left as time is running out! As always may YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!