Following on the heels of my last post, I explained that the Hebrew word SHA’ATNEZ used to describe the forbidden mixture of wool and linen is actually an idiom for prostitution. Because of this, everyone assumes that such mixed material is completely forbidden by God. But that’s not the case. As I’ve already explained, God commanded […]

“You are not to wear clothing woven with two kinds of thread, wool and linen together.”-Deuteronomy 22:11 Let me start off today’s post by introducing the Hebrew word used to describe cloth woven out of the forbidden mixture of linen and wool. That word is… …SHA’ATNEZ. Literally, it means “mixed material”. That’s actually a very […]

“We don’t have to know why the command is as it is in order to obey it” -Rashi In our current discussion of the laws concerning forbidden mixtures or unions, I concluded in my last post that ultimately these particular commands are earthly illustrations of God’s divine principles as established in the heavens. Therefore, it […]

We are continuing on with our discussion about those mixtures and unions the Lord has called out as forbidden. Yesterday, we came to an interesting conclusion on the topic. Do you recall what it was? I demonstrated and then concluded that from an earthly perspective, there isn’t anything inherently wrong with the so-called illicit mixtures […]

We’re now in the thick of discussing forbidden unions or mixtures or what is called in Hebrew KILAYIM. The first thing I want to point out is that from a purely practical and logical perspective, these mixtures actually do NOT cause any harm. Quite the contrary, from an earthly perspective, they can actually be quite […]