Joh 19:23-24 CEV After the soldiers had nailed Jesus to the cross, they divided up his clothes into four parts, one for each of them. But his outer garment was made from a single piece of cloth, and it did not have any seams. (24) The soldiers said to each other, "Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it." This happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, "They divided up my clothes and gambled for my garments." The soldiers then did what they had decided.
Joh 19:23-24 GNB After the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took the robe, which was made of one piece of woven cloth without any seams in it. (24) The soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it; let's throw dice to see who will get it." This happened in order to make the scripture come true: "They divided my clothes among themselves and gambled for my robe." And this is what the soldiers did.
Gen 37:3 ESV Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.
Exo 28:40 ESV "For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty.
From these verses we can clearly see that fashion is very important in the Bible. God wants us to look good. We have a right to look good. In all the above verses the clothing was tailored made for the individual. From the below verse we can clearly see that the way you dress and look can identify your personality.
Mat 22:11-14 ESV "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. (12) And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. (13) Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' (14) For many are called, but few are chosen."
Look at Joseph's response when he was called by Pharaoh. He dressed up and made himself presentable.
Gen 41:10-15 MKJV Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me under guard in the chief of the executioner's house, me and the chief baker. (11) And we dreamed a dream one night, he and I. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. (12) And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, a slave to the chief of the executioners. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams to us. He interpreted to each man according to his dream. (13) And it happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him. (14) Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph. And they hurried him out of the dungeon. And he shaved and changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh. (15) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and none can interpret it. And I have heard it about you, saying, you can understand a dream to interpret it.
We all know people that are very vain and only focus on their fashion and beauty. This is wrong. We must look the best we can but we must have a relationship with God as well. The inner beauty is very important as well
1Pe 3:2-4 GW Their husbands would see how pure and reverent their lives are. (3) Wives must not let their beauty be something external. Beauty doesn't come from hairstyles, gold jewelry, or clothes. (4) Rather, beauty is something internal that can't be destroyed. Beauty expresses itself in a gentle and quiet attitude which God considers precious.
So we must never loose the balance. We must have inner beauty but we must also do what we can to have outer beauty.
This series is call Fashion and the Bible
In this series I answer the following question
- Does the Bible talk about fashion
- Can I use a animal products to make clothes
- Must a man and woman use different clothes
- Can a woman dress like a man
- What is inner beauty
- Can I pierce myself and use earrings and nose-rings
- What was the first clothes in the Bible
- Should a Christian own companies like Facebook
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