This woman reached and touched the tzitzit (tassels), which represents the 613 principles of the Torah. By touching the tzitzit, she touched the commandments and promises of Yahweh and received her reward. To follow our Heavenly King, we must grasp and follow His commandments! To live within His commandments is the Fountain of Life; to live outside His instructions is the Snares of Death.
Proverbs 13:14 RSB, “The law of the wise is a Fountain of Life, to depart from the Snares of Death.”
The Law is Torah. Torah is His teachings, the Creator’s written Word. The mitzvah, or command to wear tzitzit, originates in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible.
Numbers 15:38-40 RSB, Speak unto the children of Israel, bid them that they make them fringes (tzitzit) in the borders of their garments throughout their generations and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue. And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that you may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye remember and do all my commandments and be holy unto your Elohim.
The tzitzit or fringes are tied in a unique way and may vary from tribe to tribe. However, the standard is that there are eight strings with five knots on each of the four corners of the tallit (Prayer Shawl) or clothing. The Hebrew language has a number value for words. This is especially meaningful as the gem-atria (numerical value) of the word tzitzit is 600, plus the eight strings and five knots, which brings the sum to 613. 613 is the number of mitzvot or commandments in the Torah. The winding of the blue thread sequence is 10 – 5 – 6 – 5. The numerical value of Yod = 10, Hey = 5, Waw = 6, Hey = 5, the name of our Creator Yahweh. The blue strand is slightly longer than the other strands, as it stands out from among the white ones, and is called the Shammah, meaning ‘Yahweh is there.’ (Ezekiel 48:35, John 8:24, 28, 58) The blue strand also signifies our longing for the Messiah as a Bride awaits her Groom.
Psalms 42:1 says, “As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so my soul longs for Elohim.”
These tassels are made of pure wool, as is the prayer shawl representing the Lamb of Elohim! The woman, who sought to touch the fringes (tzitzit) of Messiah’s garment, was not just seeking the healer, but by pressing forward, she exhibited her faith in the Commandments. Messiah is the living, walking, and completion of the Torah. He is the Fountain of Life. Yahushua displayed the symbolic commandments of the Father by wearing the tzitzit attached to His attire.
Exodus 15:26 RSB, The promise of Yahweh’s Commandments. “If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Yahweh thy Elohim, and wilt does that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I brought upon the Egyptians: I am Yahweh that healeth thee.
Remember, the ratification of the New Covenant (Brit Hadashah) of Messiah’s blood was yet to be fulfilled when this woman reached out, yet she was made whole.
Do all the 613 commandments apply to everyone? Some apply to ancient Israel; some apply to foreigners etc. Not all apply to everyone. There are laws pertaining to the high priest and temple worship service. We are not under the Levitical priesthood; Messiah fulfilled these laws.
Hebrews 5:6 RSB, “As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.”
We get ourselves into a real quandary if we attempt to keep the sacrificial laws today because sacrifices are owned by Yahushua’s power as our High Priest in the order of Melchisedec. His sacrifice covered all sacrifices for sin. There is no complete removal of sin under the old system of animal sacrifices. Biblical laws dealing with Yahweh’s worship appointed Feast Days, social relations, and moral laws are for everyone and are to be observed. Now, what is the Torah? (Strike tab button for Torah for further understanding).
