Beards and such..

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CDSTERRE@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU wrote:
> 
> I looked for a Biblical response about beards and this is what
> was told to me by a preacher who preaches against them...
> He commented that the reason Jesus had a beard at the time of
> crucifiction(..they plucked at this beard..) was the fact that
> he was held captive by them for several days.  If you were to go
> without shaving for several days, you to would most likely have
> a beard of some sort.  

Uh.... wasn't Jesus a Jew, and therefore subject to the Mosaic law which states in Lev. 19:27 => "Ye shall not 
round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard." (KJV)... Or, "Do not cut the 
hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard." (NIV). 

>Jesus was not a levite so he was not commaned to have a beard either. 

I didn't know only the Levites were supposed to follow the law found in Leviticus (is this something I 
should've known?? I feel stupid, if so.) Besides, wasn't Jesus considered a rabbi and would therefore be 
expected to follow Levitical law, same as the priests? Am I making this stuff up? Anyone?

Sis.Gia