HEAD COVERINGS

Since Adam and Eve were naked before Yahweh, Eve’s only covering could be her hair.

Gen 2: v23. And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man

V25. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.   

Rebekah used a vail to conceal herself before Isaac. This had nothing to do with worship.

Gen 24: v64. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

V65. For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 

Tamar used a vail to conceal herself from Judah.

Gen 38: v15. When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] an harlot; because she had covered her face.

V25. When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, a mind bracelets, and staff.

V26. And Judah acknowledged [them,] and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Moses took the vail off in the presence of Yahweh.


Exo 34: v34. But when Moses went in before Yahweh to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel [that] which he was commanded.

Yahweh took the bonnets off women.

Isa 3: v16. Moreover Yahweh saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet

V18. In that day Yahweh will take away the bravery of [their] tinkling ornaments [about their feet,] and [their] cauls, and [their] round tires like the moon

V20. The bonnets (turbans), and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings.  

Samson's mother prayed to Yahweh uncovered.

1Sa 1: v11. And she vowed a vow, and said, O Yahweh of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

V12. And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli marked her mouth (saw her lips move which would not be possible if she was wearing a vail.)

Why would Peter mention ornaments in the hair if it was covered up with a vail?

1Pe 3: v3. Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

v4. 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 YahwehShua of great price.

Likewise, why would Timothy mention ornaments of the head if they were covered up with a vail?

1Ti 2: v9. 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.

Now, Paul’s scriptures:

1Co 11: v4. Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered (with long hair unless he had taken a Nazarite vow), dishonoureth his head (YahwehShua).

V5. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered (no hair unless Nazarite vow) dishonoureth her head (husband): for that is even all one as if she were shaven (women captured in war or treatment for leprosy had head shaved = shame [Lev 13: v32. And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, [if] the scall {scab of leprosy} spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall [be] not in sight deeper than the skin; V33. He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven days more: V34. And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, [if] the scall be not spread in the skin, nor [be] in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean], (completing Nazarite vow with hair shaved = no shame).

V6. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn (Nazarite vow): but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven (as above), let her be covered (with her hair or cover).

V7. For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head (with long hair unless Nazarite vow), forasmuch as he is the image and glory of (YahwehShua): but the woman is the glory of the man.

V9. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man (mutual voluntary submission to one another but with an orderly chain of command Yahweh the Father-YahwehShua-Husband-Wife).

V10. For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head (voluntary submission between husband and wife, typically with the husband having shorter hair than the wife with longer hair) because of the angels (angels at the direction of YahwehShua look over the assemblies being perfected:  Rev 1: v20. The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven assemblies).

 V13. Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto Yahweh the Father uncovered (without hair unless Nazarite vow)?

V14. Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him (unless he's doing a Nazarite vow)?

V15. But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a covering (her hair is her covering!).

HalleluYahwehShua!