Introduction:
There exists lot of Debate over the star of David,many people tried to say that it is an ocuult symbol.I found that people who make such argument may have their choice but it cannot be made ultimatum.However we see the cross of Christ has become the symbol of christianity,some tried to worship it and some tried to use it as a magical symbol to cast out the Demons.Most of the Hollywood scary movies highlight the cross of christ as a symbol of power.I want to say that rather than the symbol of christ it would be meaningful of what really the cross means,it means the redemption of mankind’s original sin by the substitutionary sacrificial death of Lord Jesus Christ.Some use it for worship and may use it for the magical source to cast out demons.The cross is the curse according to roman customs.
Anyone who is hung on a tree is under God's curse." (Deut. 21:23).
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”(Gal 3:13).
The death on the cross is a punishment to the gruesome criminals of those days roman empire.The cross got its value by the adherence of christ death on it.The cross wouldn’t have any value if christ died on it.Christ is the meaning,Christ is the answer.The follwing verses better explain the love of christ on the cross and christinas are never to ignore it and can derive much comfort from this verses.
"He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up "
for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God[shown on the calvary cross] that is in Christ Jesus our Lord"(Rom 8:32-39)
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In the similar way the Star of david’smight have the occultic misutilization but the same star is ascribed to the divine connection.The meaning of the Star of David is very much important to us rather than its background.Because christ was adressed as a star.When christ born in Bethlehem it was the star which led the magi to the birth place of christ.So as far as we live it should be respected as a honorable symbol as the symbol like Cross.
I have a great value for The cross of christ and the star of David because both were the adhered symbols of the Birth of Christ and the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.May we solemly move with this approach in our day to day lives.Following is the informative articles regarding the star of David with its History and Biblical origin.
Is the Star of David an occult Symbol?
If the Star of David is an occult symbol, then so is every snowflake—those lacey, delicate six-pointed stars that glorify the Creator in a myriad of ways. In Hebrew, the Star of David is called Magen David, the Shield of David because it’s made up of two triangular shields lying on top of one another.
In the time of David, around 1000 BC, this was a common shape for military shields. The oldest representation of a Star of David still in existence appears on a 7th century BC seal. The Star of David on the synagogue in Capernaum dates to 350 AD. There are many theories about the meaning of the Star of David. For example, because one triangle points down and the other up, some see it as linking the visible and invisible world, i.e., God drawing near to men, and men to God.
Others see the six outer triangular shapes as representative of the six working days, with Shabbat (the Sabbath)—the day of rest—in the center. The Star of David is also known as the “Star of the Messiah” because the Bible says that a star will rise out of Jacob (Numbers 24:17). Over the centuries, Jews have kept watch for the Star of the Messiah from the house of David, which is where the name Star of David came from.
Because Yeshua (Jesus) was from the House of David, the Star of David served as a symbol to the early Christians of the link with their Jewish brothers (represented by a menorah [candelabrum]), and Gentile Christians (represented by the Ichthys [fish]). They cited Revelation 22:16:
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star.”
In the cultic religion of the Egyptians, the Star of David was completely unknown. It wasn’t until 2,500 years after its inception that it began to be misused for other purposes. In 1600 AD, the Star of David became associated with occult groups. The Rosicrucians and the Kabbalists (Jewish mystics) first adopted the symbol, and they were followed by the Freemasons (1717) and the Illuminati (1776).
Since then, the cross, the name of God (YHWH), the Catholic mass and the Lord’s Prayer have also been usurped for cultic practices. During the reign of the Third Reich in Germany, the Star of David was labeled an occult symbol. This caused many Christians to refrain from trying to save Jews because they didn’t want to come under occult influences from the Jewish Star they wore.
The Star of David is neither an occult symbol, nor a redeeming one, with “magical” powers to save. It is simply a symbol representing the rebirth of the nation of Israel in accordance with the promises of God. When the wise men “saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” (Matthew 2:10); it alerted them to the coming of the Messiah. In the same way, the star in Israel’s flag announces the (second) coming of the Messiah.
Ancient Symbol: This ancient Star of David were found in Biblical Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee and Symbol in Snow: The snowflake is a six-pointed star.
Bibliography:
1.Introduction:By Sreedhar Jeshurun
1.“Article courtesy of Israel Today magazine, www.israeltoday.co.il”.
2.Photo courtesy Google Images.
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