Be clean to the Lord means keep the Lords Covenant as laid out in the 10 Commandment and Leviticus.
Keep the code.
All 12 tribe should keep the code, but when Jah Covenant is broken, the sin needs to be paid for.
It was also common practice for the Levite Priests to offer regular sacrife to JAH, for any sin committed.
Also, on the Sabbath, the regular sacrifice of Wine and unlevened bread was given. This sacrifice was given not for a specific crime but to pay for crimes had been committed that they did not know about (or by accident). So as to make sure not to offend JAH.
This payment system was set up by JAH through Moses, so as to make regular practice keeping the Holy books and to keep society clean.
Those who broke Holy Law, had to either pay for their sin, or where the sin was severe, would have to be punished accordingly, at times even with their life (rape/slander/murder etc.)
This LAW SYSTEM was devised to KEEP SOCIETY SAFE, HAPPY and PURE(with focus on HOLY LIFE and not selfish, sadistic nastiness).
(How FAR HAS SOCIETY FALLEN!!!).
Nazirite the most pure of all 12 tribes.
The 12 tribes also lived by Mosiac Law and the laws laid down in Leviticus.
For Nazarites:
The grewing of dreadlocks was not a vanity affair as it is with many western pop gangsta rasta.
The Dreadlocks were grown to give the dedicated more time to dedicate in JAH WORKS and WORSHIP. And to distract the Nazarite from his / her own VANITY.
The HOLY DEDICATED have no time for EGO, and narcissism.
Shame most people misunderstand. As most western rasta who have not embraced the spiritual side. Are more nacisstic with their locks than when without.
Not that I have a problem with locks. But people must understand their purpose was not to look cool, but quiet the reverse.
As the society that they came from, to have dread locks was considered less attractive than having them.
To dread your hair you sacrifice your appearance in the dedicated service of Jah/Yahwah/Jahovah/Rastafari
The historical land in which the 12 tribes lived, was one where men and woman spent a lot of time looking after their appearance.
Grewing dread locks, seperated Nazarite from the mainstream society, and put them aside for special purpose,
for living a HOLY life in service of GOD.
Rasta is more like MONK or PRIEST not Rap Star Gangsta Drug Dealer Mafia or Rock Star. People do not understand. And with their misunderstanding they SOIL the land they walk on and devalue the Rasta Nazarite legend and legacy and likely offend JAH!!!
Shame.
Now, I am sure your motives are sincere. I recommend that you research the original Nazarite code and the Abrahamic religion that original Nazarite followed. I am sure that sex is not one of the sins unless that sex is with other mans woman. (Thou shall NOT commit adultery!!!).
If you can find a woman to be wive. Then good. Even better.
Especially if you can find one that isnt material or mad.
Good luck. Peace and love.
Share the Love.
Dont give in to temptation to become one of the wolf pack.
Live in Jah Love!
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