Thematic Bible: Veil or veil
Thematic Bible
Veil or veil » Was worn » As a token of subjection
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, while a woman's head is her husband, and Christ's head is God.
Verse Concepts
That is why she ought to wear upon her head something to symbolize her subjection, out of respect to the angels, if to nobody else.
Verse Concepts
For if a woman will not wear a veil, let her cut off her hair too. But if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her wear a veil. For a man ought not to wear anything on his head, for he is the image of God and reflects his glory; while woman is the reflection of man's glory.
Veil or veil » Moses put one on to conceal the glory of his face
not like Moses, who used to wear a veil over his face, to keep the Israelites from gazing at the fading of the splendor from it.
Verse Concepts
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the jewish nation
Their minds were dulled. For to this day, that same veil remains unlifted, when they read the old agreement, for only through union with Christ is it removed. Why, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil hangs over their minds, but "whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed."