What does the Bible say about hyke or upper garment?
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The Bible treats the outer garment as an ordinary necessity that should be used with reverence, mercy, and covenant faithfulness. Numbers 15:38 and Deuteronomy 22:12 command Israel to place tassels on their garments, reminding them to obey the Lord’s commandments. Exodus 22:26-27 and Deuteronomy 24:13 require lenders to return a poor person’s cloak by night, since it may be his only covering, showing God’s concern for the vulnerable. Exodus 12:34 pictures garments used to carry kneading bowls in Israel’s hurried departure from Egypt. Haggai 2:12 distinguishes ceremonial holiness from ordinary contact, while Luke 6:38 calls believers to generous, openhanded giving.
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- Law respecting fringes of Numbers 15:38; Deuteronomy 22:12
- Used by the poor as a covering by night Exodus 22:26; Exodus 22:27; Deuteronomy 24:13
- Burdens often bound up in Exodus 12:34
- The skirts of, used to hold things in 2 Kings 4:39; Nehemiah 5:13; Haggai 2:12; Luke 6:38
- Probably used by women as a vail Ruth 3:15
- Required to be girt up
- For running 1 Kings 18:46
- For labour Luke 17:8
- Often laid aside Matthew 24:18; Mark 10:50
- The Jews said to be naked without 2 Samuel 6:20; Mark 14:51; Mark 14:52; John 21:7
- Was the garment
- Rent in token of anger Matthew 26:65
- Rent in token of grief Joel 2:13
- Of Samuel rent by Saul 1 Samuel 15:27
- Of Saul which David cut 1 Samuel 24:4; 1 Samuel 24:5
- Of Jeroboam rent by Ahijah 1 Kings 11:30
- Laid aside by Christ John 13:4
- Spread before Christ by the Jews Matthew 21:8
- The Jews condemned for making broad the borders of Matthew 23:5
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