Mary is traditionally referred to as the new Ark of the Covenant, as she held within herself the Divine Presence of God. And further: ‘And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue’ (4:7).” She was the faithful “Daughter of Zion” who fulfilled the call of obedience that God had asked of the Israelites.Īdditionally, Numbers indicated that “the Levites are to ‘spread over a cloth all of blue’ (4:6). This was perfectly lived out by the Blessed Mother who said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). (Numbers 15:38-39)įor the people of Israel blue brings to mind the following of God’s Commandments, as opposed to a person’s selfish will.
Speak to the people of Israel, and bid them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put upon the tassel of each corner a cord of blue and it shall be to you a tassel to look upon 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 go after wantonly. Jared Staudt, the color is specifically mentioned as the color of the people of Israel in the book of Numbers. To start off, the color blue has deep biblical roots in the Old Testament. Why is that? What significance does it have? Read more: Why you should love the Virgin Mary in sickness and health When viewing Christian art from the past thousand years or so, there is one color that is almost always associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary: blue.
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