The four corners of the tallit
In the four corners of the tallit, the Hebrew word tallit meaning prayer shawl, a small dwelling, a small tent or a tabernacle.
There are four corners, and each corner has designed, knotted strings, called Tzitziot in Hebrew and in English they are called fringes, which represents God's name in Hebrew (Y-H-V-H) pronounced as Yud, Hei, Vav, Hei = Yahweh.
In Ezekiel 37:9-10 ; God commands Ezekiel to prophecy to the four winds and call forth the breath (image, attributes, life) of God, from the four winds, so that He may activate (give life) to the dead bodies in the valley.
In the book of Ezekiel 1:4-6 talks about how God's presence was revealed, expressing the deeper spiritual meaning of the four corners of the tallit (prayer shawl).
Ezekiel saw four living creatures and each one had four faces, each face of the four living creatures representing the four strings (God's name) in the four corners of a tallit.
The face of a lion representing Judah (being the Jewish nation) also representing God's kingship and sovereign authority in the earth was facing east.
The face of a man representing God's image, dominion and influence on earth, was facing south.
The face of an ox , representing faithfulness and the ability to plough and sow seed in the earth so that the earth may become fruitful, was facing west.
The face of an eagle representing God's power given to men that enables man to excel beyond the circumstances, limitations and gravity as we are serving God in the earth, was facing north.
The scripture says in Matthew 24:31; that God will use the four corners of the tallit, being the four winds, to gather together, and draw to Himself His elect from the four winds or corners of the earth.
Did you know that when God commanded Moses to make tallits (prayer shawls) He also commanded him to put knotted strings called fringes (tzitziot in Hebrew) so that when the children of Israel look at the strings (fringes or tzitziot) on the four corners of the tallit,
then this will help them to remember God's name (commandments, purpose and will) for their lives according to Numbers 15:37-41.
The woman who had a flow of blood in Matthew 9:20-22 looked at the strings (tzitziot) in the corner of Jesus Yeshua's tallit and she remembered God's commandments,
and when she touched the corner of Jesus Yeshua's garment (tallit, or prayer shawl) she was miraculously healed.
Zechariah 8:23 says; thus says the Lord of hosts (Y-H-V-H, Yahweh);
In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall take hold of the corner of a Jewish man's tallit, saying let us go with you, for we have heard that God (Yahweh) is with you.
Why? Because they have seen God's name on the corners of a Jewish man's tallit (prayer shawl)
In Acts 10:11-12, God uses the four corners of the tallit to draw to Himself all the unclean animals of the earth, the unclean animals representing people that are living in a contrary lifestyle compared to God's commandments, and through the four corners of the tallit, they were drawn back to God.
Your prayers you pray covered under the tallit will bring to you God's blessings, that you would not bring to yourself in any other way.
By Apostle A Ngabo
