Facial Jewelry

Jewelry anywhere on the face whether considered the ears are facial or not, are their any specifics in the Bible to their origin, and whether they should be adorned by Christians?

 

These truly "were" traditional adornings of that day, but they were also given as a sacrifice of offering for the making of the Tabernacle, not only jewelry, but also cunning work and craftsmanship to build the Tabernacle.


Is this example in Exodus 35 one to follow in this present day as maintaining the Tabernacle in splendor and glory? We see the children of Israel making this sacrifice, but then we see Joseph beforehand in Egypt as second only to Pharoah wearing nose rings and bracelets and the such. Also, we see the children of Israel, in the absence of Moses while he was on Sinai communing with the LORD, making sacrifice by melting them down and Aaron forming a golden calf as an idol.

There are definite implications here in these referenced passages and are extremely pertinant to holy living and God's instructed sacrifice, which in turn becomes obedience. This would also clarify that the LORD would rather us obey than merely make sacrifice.

Many will make the attempt to accuse legalism here. This may help clarify something for those who will, or won't, but we could all agree with the command of the LORD to be holy as He is holy, that is, if we believe the Bible as the word of God. I do!

 

Nose ring is only a supposition,

Genesis 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said,
the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him:
and I put the "earring" upon her face, and the bracelets upon her
hands.

Strong's {5141} µz,n, — nexem, neh'-zem; from an unused root of uncertain
meaning; a nose-ring: — earring, jewel.

John Gill Expositor "a jewel for the forehead"; or, as some render it, a "nose jewel" {y}; and so in # Ge 24:47, "an earring upon her face", or "nose"; and this was a jewel that hung from the forehead upon a lace or ribbon between the eyes down upon the nose; and such the daughters of Sion wore in later times, # Isa 3:21

Also in Genesis 24:22 the servant of Abraham is said to have an "earring" of half a shekel", for the intended bride for Isaac.

So I don't believe when we, today, refer to a nose ring, we are talking about the same thing in Genesis 24. Nose rings today are either the stud type for pierced ears or the type for pulling a bull by the snout. I don't see any justification for a nose ring today on a Christian or not. (Unless you're full of bull, and need to be led around by the snout!)

 

I'm vaguely familiar with the parable of the wheat and tares. Would you explain what exactly you're saying?

 

Isn't all jewelry worn for the sole purpose of bringing attention to that particular area of the body? I agree today's body piercing is a "cultural" statement, but much of that is not on the facial area.

Facial jewelry is worn, or I should say adorned, so that the beauty of the countenance is to be observed, bringing attention to certain features of the face, also to enhance any less desirable feature as more attractive than without.

I don't believe a woman is to be shamedfaced by remaining "plain" faced. She is the ornament of beauty in a man's life, and should be adorned so as to reflect the care that man has for his bride.

I Peter 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

These verses don't say the wife shouldn't be adorned outwardly, but her inner beauty is to be far more exemplified than anything she wears outwardly. Also that "hidden man of the heart" will be reflected by the way she adorns herself outwardly: a meek and quiet spirit.

I Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array

If we take this verse in the context it is written, each item would be directly related to the last words, "costly array", indicating the exploitation of modesty mentioned in the first part of this verse. Not that she shouldn't wear any jewelry, but that she shouldn't wear it as to be overbearing in her appearance.( Poor Tammy Faye Baker, and Jan Crouch, if they only believed the Bible)

What about men? Should a man wear an earing or anything like it on his face?

 

Nope!

 

I think their "wearing earrings, nose rings, eyebrow rings " says enough, and they need to be listening instead of talking!

I don't get the "Now would I ever get one nope, way to chicken, afraid of the dire consequences of sneezing!" bit, it must be a "leftcoast" thing.

 

Hi Sue, I cut and pasted this from the earlier post from page 1 that I made concerning what you ask: Facial jewelry is worn, or I should say adorned, so that the beauty of the countenance is to be observed, bringing attention to certain features of the face, also to enhance any less desirable feature as more attractive than without.

I don't know how to tell you the post #, but if you'll back-track to the first page with this portion in italics you'll also see what I said concerning other scriptures that many take out of context failing to sum up the interpetation of wearing gold, plaiting the hair, etc. I belive every old barn needs a fresh coat of paint and of course some deodorizer!