“For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.” (1 Corinthians 11:10)
The word translated “power” is perhaps a mere symbolic title of the veil itself; nor is the figure altogether strange and unintelligible to an Oriental. The veil is, in fact, the beautiful lady’s strength and defence. Modestly veiled, she appears anywhere and everywhere in perfect safety. She is held inviolate by a sensitive and jealous public sentiment, and no man insults her but at the risk of being torn in pieces by an infuriated mob; but without the veil she is a weak, helpless thing, at the mercy of every brute who may choose to abuse her. The veil is, therefore, the virtuous woman’s “power,” and whenever she appears in public she ought to have this “power” on her head; in church, “because of the angels,” that is, the messengers and ministers, as I suppose.
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Author: Dr. Thomson
Keywords: Head covering, Veil, Power on her head, Because of the angels, Virtuous woman, Woman's hair, Women's hair, Woman's head, Women's head
Bible reference(s): 1 Corinthians 11:10
Source: “Power on her head because of the angels,” The Testimony, Vol. 27, No. 319, July 1957, pg. 224.
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