[–] Deshy ago  (edited ago)

Here ya go;

In Leviticus 19:27-28 we are commanded:

"(27) You shall not round the edge of your head, nor shall you destroy the edge of your beard. (28) And you shall not make a cutting for the dead in your flesh, nor shall you make a written tattoo upon you; I am Yehovah."

Interestingly, the making of tattoos as an act of mourning is the most elusive in the list. It is only mentioned once in Leviticus 19:28 and then never alluded to again in the Tanach. Reference is made to writing on the flesh as an act of dedication to Yehovah (Isaiah 44:5), but never as an act of mourning.

Yet the practice of inscribing the name of the dead loved one in a tattoo still exists to this very day. This practice has come to the attention of the public when it was reported that New York firemen and policemen were inscribing tattoos on their flesh in memory of their deceased comrades.

@rotteuxx sorry, I’m kinda pushing in here but so many people have such a false idea of what GOD’s word actually says compared to what they have been brainwashed into believing it says...

[–] Rotteuxx 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Still according to Leviticus 19, we shouldn't shave our beards nor sideburns, not eat the fruit of a tree you've planted for 5 years, wages should be paid at the end of everyday, not eat meat from an animal dead for more than 3 days... but that was all directed at the assembly of Israel, especially since:

Leviticus 19:17 “‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.

Never mentioned again in any part of the New Testament...

[–] Deshy 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is true, never mentioned again as the LORD mentions that if you love the LORD with all your heart, mind and soul and your neighbour as you love yourself these are the greatest of the commandments and the fulfillment of the Law. Physical Israel needed the Law to be set apart from the heathens, Spiritual Israel has the Holy Spirit to teach and lead us in the heart of the matter and not the law of the letter.

Interestingly, enough to “round the edge of your head" means to cut off the hair around the sides of the head.

Many Bible commentators associate this with the pagan "bowl-cut." A bowl-cut was an ancient hair-cut with pagan significance that was created by placing a round bowl on the head and cutting all the exposed hair.

When the prohibition to cut one's hair is repeated in the 14th chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, it says:

"...you shall not cut yourselves nor shall you place baldness between your eyes, for the dead." Deuteronomy 14:1-2

While cutting one's hair may sound like a strange act of mourning to the modern man this was a common practice in the ancient world.

Similarly, we read in 2 Samuel 14:26 that Absalom, the son of King David, used to grow his hair long and then shave his head every year. Again, this was not an act of mourning and therefore it was permissible to shave the head.

Given that destroying/shaving the beard is mentioned in the context of forbidden mourning rites in both Leviticus 19 and Leviticus 21, I am leaning to thinking it was specifically mentioned in this context of what not to do in a position of mourning, the same with tattoos in memory of dead loved ones.

I have had a busy day and probably not doing this justice, but imho these tattoos, cutting hair, skin was all associated with bad mourning principles.

As for the rest of Leviticus 19 I would have to wait for a better moment to unpack that.

I hope you have good night! :)

[–] Rotteuxx ago 

Support your claims.