tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641801968722709818.post7631056092294426202..comments2023-11-02T16:48:00.916-04:00Comments on Moed Torah: The Star of David as a Symbol of JudaismMoed Ministries Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12407580950035950844noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641801968722709818.post-57153022623188192152013-11-03T01:39:35.013-04:002013-11-03T01:39:35.013-04:00Thank you for your comment James. May I suggest a...Thank you for your comment James. May I suggest a book titled "The Tent of David" by Boaz Michael (First Fruits of Zion). At some point one must step back from the rhetoric and examine these issues sans the emotionalism rampant in the HR movement today. Suffice to say that the very act of celebrating the resurrection of Yeshua or the celebration of His birth regardless of the date on the calendar is not, in itself, a pagan practice. With that said, one must balance this and also be conscience of the practices and cultural customs that are and have been "added" to our worship of God. This is the mistake the Children of Israel made in building and worshiping the Golden Calf. Remember, it was not an idol built as a false god, but an idol built to represent the one true God. Symbols are one thing, idols are something else entirely.<br /><br />The other important thing to remember is that similarity does not mean relationship. The six-pointed star that is the Star of David does bear a resemblance to a pagan or satanic symbol. But that is where the similarity ends. The enemy has and, always will, attempt to confuse the believers by introducing clever counterfeits. For example, prior to WWII the NAZI Swastika symbol was used for centuries by other cultures and had nothing to do with the evil, barbaric practices of Hitler and the NAZI regime. This symbol is found in ancient Chinese and Japanese culture as well as Native American culture where it was the symbol representing the Thunderbird. It was also the emblem used on the shoulder patch of the US Army 45th Infantry Division until 1936 known as the “Thunderbird Division”. <br /><br />If we are going to focus our attention on a calendar date, say December 25th where some believers celebrate the birth of Yeshua, and conclude that this act, this celebration, although it can be shown clearly to be the wrong date, is somehow rendered invalid because the date has a history of being used for ancient pagan practices from a long dead culture, then we are, in fact, giving the enemy, Satan, veto power over our faith. This is something I am just not willing to do.<br /><br />I do prefer to celebrate His birth at the Feast of Tabernacles, which can be shown scripturally to be the approximate time of His birth. And I take the opportunities given me to show my Christian friends and acquaintances the scriptural evidence for Tabernacles. We just have to be vigilante about keeping the pagan practices out of our worship of God; Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, etc. The date is largely irrelevant and has no bearing on our salvation. I have had many in the HR movement state that one cannot, under any circumstances, engage in the worship of God on December 25th because of the pagan history behind this date. This is not just silly, it is outright ignorant and gives Satan veto power over God.<br /><br />Shalom and be blessed<br />Dan Cathcart<br />Moed Ministries Moed Ministries Internationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407580950035950844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641801968722709818.post-29306020811412930392013-11-03T00:16:03.673-04:002013-11-03T00:16:03.673-04:00I've been discovering the Hebrew roots of my F...I've been discovering the Hebrew roots of my Faith in Messiah and struggle with this. A six pointed star is a hexagram and was put on Jews in Germany by the occultist Hitler, likely as a way to curse them. We could argue the details about the true history of it all day but that's not productive, I'm just curious based on the beliefs you expressed how you view Easter and Christmas since those are the same arguments Christians use as they celebrate pagan feasts but say "God knows my heart."<br />James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362893243047894310noreply@blogger.com