2009-09-09T15:20:07-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/color http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2015:38&version=NIV 2009-09-09T15:20:07-05:00 In Numbers God tells Moses to tell the Israelites to put blue cords in a tassel on the corners of their garments. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015:17&version=NIV 2009-08-20T17:38:13-05:00 When Jesus was about to be crucified they mocked him by dressing him up in a purple robe. Purple was the color of royalty and it was purported that Jesus was trying to become King of the Jews.