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I was discussing Jesus' appearance today. There was a post which showed the common image of Jesus, which is a long haired, Caucasian male. That one doesn't match scripture at all. And there was another image showing what looked like a modern day, middle eastern male, but he also didn't match what the Bible says. The following scriptures give you an idea on how He looked...

Jesus did not have an attractive appearance...
Isaiah 53:2 (NIV)
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

Jesus did not have long hair...
1 Corinthians 11:15 (NIV)
Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?

Jesus is Jewish, he looks like a Jew, not a European male. Notice the woman here knew He was a Jew by His appearance alone...
John 4:9 (NIV)
The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

Jesus walked right through the crowd, as he looked like any other Jew, they didn't easily recognize Him. He was very average looking, you could not pick Him out in a crowd (unlike popular false images we see of "Him")...
Luke 4:30 (NIV)
But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

Now one woman told me that those who took the Nazarite vow had long hair. But what she failed to see is that vow only lasted a set period of time, after which they cut their hair short again and offered it on the altar. But they also had to abstain from wine, and scripture indicates that Jesus drank wine. His first miracle was turning water into wine, and he was seen drinking it so often they referred to Him as a "wine bibber" (he didn't get drunk on it though). But even the Nazarite vow was a specific event that was not normal for the average male, as scripture clearly states it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair (and for a woman to have short hair).

I was discussing Jesus' appearance today. There was a post which showed the common image of Jesus, which is a long haired, Caucasian male. That one doesn't match scripture at all. And there was another image showing what looked like a modern day, middle eastern male, but he also didn't match what the Bible says. The following scriptures give you an idea on how He looked... Jesus did not have an attractive appearance... Isaiah 53:2 (NIV) He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. Jesus did not have long hair... 1 Corinthians 11:15 (NIV) Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? Jesus is Jewish, he looks like a Jew, not a European male. Notice the woman here knew He was a Jew by His appearance alone... John 4:9 (NIV) The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus walked right through the crowd, as he looked like any other Jew, they didn't easily recognize Him. He was very average looking, you could not pick Him out in a crowd (unlike popular false images we see of "Him")... Luke 4:30 (NIV) But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way. Now one woman told me that those who took the Nazarite vow had long hair. But what she failed to see is that vow only lasted a set period of time, after which they cut their hair short again and offered it on the altar. But they also had to abstain from wine, and scripture indicates that Jesus drank wine. His first miracle was turning water into wine, and he was seen drinking it so often they referred to Him as a "wine bibber" (he didn't get drunk on it though). But even the Nazarite vow was a specific event that was not normal for the average male, as scripture clearly states it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair (and for a woman to have short hair).

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2021-04-05 12:25:06 -

STRONG JOE ROLLINO
Bible Study / Daily Devotional
Daily Devotions
Average reading time is about 5 and a half minutes
AN AMAZING FACT: On Monday, January 10, 2010, a minivan struck and killed a man crossing a Brooklyn street. This was especially tragic because this was no ordinary man. Joe Rollino would have been 105 on March 19, and according to friends he looked younger than 80 and was the model of health. A World War II veteran with three Purple Hearts, Rollino got his start in the 1920s at the Coney Island carnival, where he was billed as the “Strongest Man in the World.”

At the height of his career, he stood about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 150 pounds. Pound for pound, Joe
Rollino was one of the strongest men in modern times. He lifted 475 pounds with his teeth and moved 3,200 pounds with his back. But he was most proud of his finger strength—he once lifted 635 pounds with a single finger. At Rollino’s 103rd birthday party, a friend gave him a quarter, and Rollino bent it between his fingers—then apologized because he used to be able to do it with a dime!

Rollino was an avid exerciser. He walked 5 miles every morning, rain or shine. He swam in the freezing Atlantic every day for eight years, even during a stormy six-degree day in January 1974. Rollino was also a boxer. In a 2008 interview, 103-year-old Rollino said that he was simply born strong: “Fighters would hit me in the jaw, and I’d just look at them. You couldn’t knock me out,” he said.

Did I mention that Joe Rollino didn’t drink or smoke and was a lifelong vegetarian? If it weren’t for the car accident, this strong man might have become one of the oldest men in modern times as well. The Bible also makes a connection between a strong man and a unique diet: Samson followed the Nazirite custom of abstaining from alcohol and unclean foods. Would you like to live to be a healthy 100 years old? Anything is possible when we follow God’s health principles.
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Judges 13:4-5

STRONG JOE ROLLINO Bible Study / Daily Devotional Daily Devotions Average reading time is about 5 and a half minutes AN AMAZING FACT: On Monday, January 10, 2010, a minivan struck and killed a man crossing a Brooklyn street. This was especially tragic because this was no ordinary man. Joe Rollino would have been 105 on March 19, and according to friends he looked younger than 80 and was the model of health. A World War II veteran with three Purple Hearts, Rollino got his start in the 1920s at the Coney Island carnival, where he was billed as the “Strongest Man in the World.” At the height of his career, he stood about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 150 pounds. Pound for pound, Joe Rollino was one of the strongest men in modern times. He lifted 475 pounds with his teeth and moved 3,200 pounds with his back. But he was most proud of his finger strength—he once lifted 635 pounds with a single finger. At Rollino’s 103rd birthday party, a friend gave him a quarter, and Rollino bent it between his fingers—then apologized because he used to be able to do it with a dime! Rollino was an avid exerciser. He walked 5 miles every morning, rain or shine. He swam in the freezing Atlantic every day for eight years, even during a stormy six-degree day in January 1974. Rollino was also a boxer. In a 2008 interview, 103-year-old Rollino said that he was simply born strong: “Fighters would hit me in the jaw, and I’d just look at them. You couldn’t knock me out,” he said. Did I mention that Joe Rollino didn’t drink or smoke and was a lifelong vegetarian? If it weren’t for the car accident, this strong man might have become one of the oldest men in modern times as well. The Bible also makes a connection between a strong man and a unique diet: Samson followed the Nazirite custom of abstaining from alcohol and unclean foods. Would you like to live to be a healthy 100 years old? Anything is possible when we follow God’s health principles. KEY BIBLE TEXTS Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Judges 13:4-5

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