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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Numbers 15:38

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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fringes in the borders: The word tzitzith properly denotes an ornament resembling a flower. From Num 15:39, we learn that these were emblematical of the commands of God. That there is any analogy between a fringe and a precept, it would be bold to assert; but when a thing is appointed to represent another, no matter how different, that first object becomes the legitimate representative or sign of the other. Deu 22:12; Mat 9:20, Mat 23:5; Luk 8:44 Numbers 15:39
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