Description

This is an original design by Moises which was wood burned by Tracy. The inspiration came from combining the musical qualities of the word Hallelujah (HalleluYah) with the tzitzit. What resulted was a beautiful combination of the treble and bass clefs on the strings of the tzitzit.

The wood piece is approximately 9 inches by 9 inches (a little more, and a little less in some areas because of the wood variation). The basswood is finished with multiple coatings of polycrylic gloss. The plastic stand seen in the photo is included with this piece. In addition, there is a sawtooth hanger on back, so it can also easily be hung on the wall.

Here is a little more information regarding this design:

HalleluYah. This is a pretty interesting word. This word is one of the most ancient words of praise. It is a purely Hebrew word but is found in just about every language. The Hebrew is actually a compound word, meaning it’s two words put together:
Hallel which is an exhortation of praise
Yah which is the name of the One being praised, the English transliteration of the covenant name of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – YHWH/YHVH – some pronounce as Yahweh, Yehovah, Yahuah to name a few. Yah is the shortened version.

This sign also has a drawing of a tzitzit. These are worn by many for a very specific and Biblical reason. Do you all remember those WWJD bracelets that were big more than a few years ago? Tzitzits remind the wearer to ask a very similar question – am I following God’s commands?

“”Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after.”
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭15:38-39‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The Hebrew word tzitzit is translated in most Bibles as tassel. So when we wear these, we look down and see them, and are reminded of the Commandments. It’s written there that throughout the generations to do this, and so here we are, still a generation of Israel, still to wear these as a reminder.

Going back to the WWJD bracelets, what would Christ do? In consulting the Gospels, we can see a picture:

“She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭8:44‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This is the Greek word for border here is “kraspedon.” She touched the “kraspedon” of His garment. What was she touching?

The “Full Thayer Lexicon” (not the abbreviated one), says: “In classical Greek the extremity or prominent part. of a thing, edge, skirt, margin; the fringe of a garment; in the N. T. for Hebrew [tzitzit], i.e. a little appendage hanging down from the edge of the mantle or cloak, made of twisted wool; a tassel, tuft: “Matthew 9:20; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5; Mark 6:56; Luke 8:44.

So WWJD? According to the Bible, God’s Son did in fact follow that command given in the Old Testament and wore tzitzits. As we know He never broke any law.

So this wooden sign we made shows a picture of a tzitzit as a reminder to read our Bibles and to walk as Christ walked.

“Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:4-6‬ ‭ESV‬‬