The Star of David

[Liebling]

http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_origin_of_six_pointed_star.html

This is more interesting. What is now called the Star of David (or Shield of David) wasn't really a Hebrew religious symbol at all until Hitler forced them to bear the symbol on their sleeve. The seven candlesticks of the Hebrew Menorah were displayed before the advent of WWII, and are still the most used symbols of the Hasids and Orthodox Jews of today. The star is actually used in the Torah and Bible several times, but to denote the idolatry of the Egyptians, and not about the Hebrews until Solomon married a Pharoah's daughter;

The first mention of the six-pointed star in Israelite literature was in Amos 5:6, when YAWEH angrily tells His people that " I hate and despise your feast days…. You shall take up Siccuth, your king and Chiun your images, the star of your God…." Siccuth (Sakkuth) and Chiun (Kaiwan) means "star" and refers to Saturn as a star, and was objects of idolatrous worship, as they were considered to be Assyrian gods. The mixed multitude that went out of Egypt with the children of Israel took the star with them. Like the obelisk, the six-pointed star was an Egyptian idol used in idolatrous worship. In 922 B.C. when Solomon married the daughter of Pharoah, he became involved in Egyptian idol worship and went into magic, and witchcraft. Solomon built an altar to Ashtoreth and Moloch, and the six-pointed star, the chief symbol of human sacrifices in magic and witchcraft circles, came to be called the Seal of Solomon.

Solomon did not heed the subsequent warnings from God to cease from these abominable practices, even after God threatened to rend the Kingdom of Israel from his son's hand. And indeed, the split occurred after Solomon's death. Solomon's idolatry caused the Kingdom of Israel to be split in two. The practices he introduced to the children of Israel eventually caused the House of Israel to go into exile into the Caucasus, and the House of Judah to go into captivity. It was Josiah who later destroyed this forbidden altar. Did you know that the number 666 was connected to Solomon? (1 Kings 10:14) Yes, 666 talents of gold was sent to Solomon each month by none other than the King of Tyrus. After you have read this account in the book of 1 Kings, turn to Ezekiel Chapter 28. Oh, what a tangled web was weaved, when Solomon practised to deceive. King Solomon left many articles which proved his blatant idolatry, such as King Solomon's Mirror, King Solomon's Comb, and the six-pointed star, which became known as the Seal of Solomon in the witchcraft and occult world. Solomon also laid down the foundations of the Craft (Daniel 8:25) which later became known as Freemasonry., and the six-pointed star features prominently in Masonic rituals.

King David was Solomon's father, but he was never an idolater. He made it absolutely clear that God Himself was his shield, not only in Psalm 3:3 but in Psalm 28:7, Psalm 119:114, and Psalm 144:2.

So originally, it had very little to do with Judism until the events of World War II. Interestingly, the Kabbalists think of it in a more mystic way as well, as a representation of the six directions of the universe; east, west, north, south, up and down.

I think they have chosen this symbol now as a representation of their not being able to be silenced. As their torch to raise, if you will. I have not seen any Orthodox or Hasidic Jews wearing this symbol at all.

 

[CptBork]

This thread would be like showing the Muslim crescent, then showing a picture of the Grim Reaper with his sickle directly beneath, then asking what the crescent is supposed to mean.

SAM, you've already answered this question to your own satisfaction, do we really need to go through the motions of making this seem like an intellectual discussion? Clearly, as you indicated in your OP, the Star of David is a geometric figure optimized so as to wipe out the maximal amount of Palestinian farmland when carved into the ground with tank tracks.

 

[Gustav]

flame on!

 

[Medicine*Woman]

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M*W: Could the Star of David simply represent the sun (which is a star)?

PS-You know that I can't help but see the astro-theological interpretation.

 

[S.A.M.]

So originally, it had very little to do with Judism until the events of World War II. Interestingly, the Kabbalists think of it in a more mystic way as well, as a representation of the six directions of the universe; east, west, north, south, up and down.

I think they have chosen this symbol now as a representation of their not being able to be silenced. As their torch to raise, if you will. I have not seen any Orthodox or Hasidic Jews wearing this symbol at all.

That doesn't sound right. The Sha'ar Harachamim synagogue was built in Mumbai in 1780s and has a prominent Star of David on its front.

 

[Liebling]

Didn't say it wasn't used as a Jewish symbol (See Seal of Solomon in my previous post), just that it wasn't as widely or prominently used as it was after WWII.

 

[Adstar]

That doesn't sound right. The Sha'ar Harachamim synagogue was built in Mumbai in 1780s and has a prominent Star of David on its front.

Yes the Star has been used by jews for a lot longer than Hitler's time. But it is not a Religious Jewish symbol originating from the God of Abraham. It is a sign of the spiritual harlotry that king solomon engaged in when he became entangled with forign idol worshippers.

As said before the Menorah is the true religious symbol of the true Jewish people. The star is an abomination of the false jews.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

 

[Fraggle Rocker]

According to Wikipedia, the oldest known image of the interlocking triangles as a Jewish symbol is on the Leningrad Codex, a complete Jewish Bible written in 1008CE. From the perspective of the age of the Jewish religion and the span of Jewish history, this makes it a strictly modern invention with no claim to historical validity.

The idea of the Shield of David being a symbol of the Jewish people does have some validity because of David's central importance in their history. The choice of the interlocking triangles to represent that shield is a reasonable one, based upon Hapsburg's explanation. Nonetheless with no archeological or literary evidence it remains only an educated speculation.

Another possible explanation, or perhaps one that reinforces the one above, comes from the Kabbalah. Since the center of the star is counted as a point, the star represents the number seven, which has many important meanings to the Jewish people.