Many people ask us about the asserted occultic origins of the Magen David, or Star of David, and whether or not a Messianic Jew should wear one. There are indeed many cultures that use the symbol in their symbology, but HaSatan is notorius for robbing from Elohim things of nature or creation and making them into items of worship or symbols of things occult. The most recent theft of something sacred made into something perverse is the use of the rainbow, a symbol Elohim used to promise mankind that he would never again destroy us by water. Recently, a 'cult' has arisen that uses that symbol to represent their evil practices, yet no "christian" would call the rainbow itself evil. The same has occured in the case of the Star of David.

While it is impossible to assert exactly when the Jewish Community adopted the symbol as self identifying, the bottom line is that it has long been used in Judaic culture. The most compelling evidence of its intrinsic Israeli value is the "Lily of the Valley", and its very early use in Judaic architecture. This flower [seen above], which grows wild in the region of Galilee [in the East], where Yeshua was raised, and where much of his ministry took place, was used in the decoration of the sacred Beit HaMikdash [known to most as the temple of Elohim].

"And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits." I Kings 7:19

"And upon the top of the pillars was lily work; so was the work of the pillars finished". verse 22

As we do not have the remains of the temple to verify, we must trust the Word. However, the star-shaped lily has been found in a synagogue in Capernaum, Kepha's [Peter] home town.

So the early use of the six-pointed 'star' flower is both biblically and archeologically proven, from earliest times. There is reputed to be a star of David over the head of the Israeli king surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar in an ancient relief owned by the British Museum, but we have not been able to locate that. Nonetheless, the symbol carries early significance to Jews.

Also from this same time period [3rd century], there are many Jewish tombstones that bore the emblem, even in Italy, where one was found in Taranto from that time frame. It has also been found on ancient synagogues from that time in the more 'traditional' hexagon form we know today.

Later use of the symbol in Jewish culture puts this symbol in direct sacred context. It was used on the cover of a Tanach ["old testament", or Jewish Bible], placed there by the Masoretes, a purely Torah Observant Jewish sect, having themselves a distinct aversion to paganism. They would hardly have even thought to use a pagan symbol in any setting, much less put one on the cover of sacred writ. They viewed it as a Biblical symbol for their people. This comes from the year 1008.

Perhaps the most compelling argument, however, is the use of the "flower" on the Menorah! In an ancient Arabic translation of the scripture that describes the Menorah, the word for "flower" is actually translated as "lily". Given that the lily was the flower used on the pillar, it is not difficult to consider the possibility of its use on the Menorah. There indeed was a flower under the bowl on the top of each of the seven branches of the menorah.

"You shall make a Menorah of pure gold, beaten out shall the Menorah be made, its base, its branch, its goblets, its knobs, and its flowers shall be hammered from it". Exodus 25:31 see also vs. 33

In this configuration, the light would burn from the middle of the "star" flower, and would likely cast a shadow in the shape of the star into the floor of the Beit HaMikdash!

In Israel's modern history, the father of Zionism, Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl, asked that there be seven stars of David on the flag of the new nation of Israel. David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister, and signer of the declaration of Independence, decided that a single Magen David on the flag would suffice.

This is especially compelling when one considers Yahweh's description of the Messiah in the book of Revelation:

"To the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the SEVEN SPIRITS OF ELOHIM and the SEVEN STARS". Revelation 2:26. These are clearly the stars of the Menorah, as the Menorah is described in the fourth chapter as holding the seven Spirits of YHWH.

This is further supported in the Messianic prophecy, which names the Seven Spirits, and tells us that the "Root" and "Branch", or the Davidic King, Messiah, will bear them. Isaiah 11:2

So, nothing could better symbolize Messiah Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah, the Root of David, the Star from Jacob, the Lily of the Valley, than the Magen David, the Star of Israel, the Jew of Jews. Any pagan accusations are just that: accusations. Since the beginning of the Kahal [church] there has been an effort to demonize Jews and accuse them of every dark sin. This is not new. But the symbol of the six pointed star, fashioned after a flower that is indigenous to Yeshua's home region in Galilee east of Jerusalem, replicated on the Beit HaMikdash and the Menorah, is one of the best symbols to represent Messiah Himself, given that He called Himself the Star of David.

 

references:

Summary of Uri Ofir's research on the origin of the Star of David

Wikipedia article on the Star of David