“ The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: ”
The priestly blessing (compare Ecclus. 36:17) is appointed as a solemn form to be used by the priests exclusively, and in this function their office as it were culminates (compare Leviticus 9:22...
The Priestly Blessing. This blessing, though incorporated in P, has probably been derived from some earlier source (perhaps a psalm, cf. Psalms 4:6 ; Psalms 29:11 ; Psalms 31:16 ; Psalms 67:1...
The LORD . Jehovah the Father, the source of all blessing. Compare Ephesians 1:3 . Hebrews 10:7 .
24. The Lord bless thee. Blessing is an act of His genuine liberality, because the abundance of all good things is derived to us from His favor as their only source. It is next added, that H...
DISCOURSE: 146 GOD WILL BLESS HIS OWN ORDINANCES Numbers 6:23-27 . On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make his fac...
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord bless thee - There are three forms of blessing here, any or all of which the priests might use on any occasion. The following is a verbal translation: -...
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons— The Lord here prescribes the form of blessing wherewith the congregation was to be dismissed by the priest in waiting; who, with loud voice and uplifted hands, u...
The Law of the Nazirite. The Priestly Benediction 1-21. The Law of the Nazirite. A Nazirite (from Heb. nazir , 'to separate') is a man or woman 'separated,' i.e consecrated to Jehovah by means o...
NAZARITISM: THE BLESSING OF AARON Numbers 6:1-27 1. THE custom of Nazaritism, which tended to form a semi-religious caste, is obscure in its origin. The cases of Samson and Samuel imply that be...
the Nazarite Offering; the Priestly Blessing Numbers 6:13-27 Take heed, O Christian soul, who has dedicated thyself to some lofty purpose, to be warned by the law of the Nazarite! Thy God expec...
Having provided for the purity of the camp by the exclusion of the unclean, special instructions were given concerning cases of personal and voluntary devotion to a life of peculiar separation to God...
I have often considered the blessing here appointed by GOD himself, as being a very striking form of expression. This is what may be considered as the great standard for blessing GOD'S people, in the...
GOD’S DESIRE FOR BELIEVERS ‘The Lord bless thee, and keep thee,’ etc. Numbers 6:24-27 Here is the Gospel in its shining grace and fulness. Here is a God who seeks to bless. He is not, first...
The Lord bless thee ,.... Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit; the word "Jehovah" being three times used, and a different accent put to each word, denoting three distinct persons and one Jehovah, accor...
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: Ver. 24. The Lord bless thee. ] Here some observe the mystery of the holy Trinity. See it explained in 2 Corinthians 13:14 .
The Lord bless thee Bestow upon you all manner of blessings, temporal and spiritual. Keep thee That is, continue his blessings to thee, and preserve thee in and to the use of them; keep thee from...
THE NAZARITE VOW (vs.1-12) The vow of a Nazarite was voluntary, except in such cases as Samson and Samuel, both of whom were Nazarites from birth, by the decree of God ( Judges 13:5 ; 1 Samuel 1...
A Form of Benediction Appointed. B. C. 1490. 22 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, sayin...
Bless thee, i.e. bestow upon you all manner of blessings, temporal and spiritual. Compare Genesis 12:2 . Keep thee, i.e. continue his blessings to thee, and preserve thee in and to the use of...
The Priests Were Also To Play Their Part In Maintaining the Holiness of Israel: How Israel Were To Be Blessed ( Numbers 6:22-27 ). The whole camp having played their part in maintaining the holin...
THE VOW OF THE NAZARITE, OR ACCEPTABLE CONSECRATION TO GOD ( Numbers 6:1-8 ) “The previous chapter has provided for the exclusion from the pale of God’s people of certain forms of guilt and defil...
Numbers 6:2 . Man or woman vow a vow. A boy of thirteen, and a girl of eleven years of age might vow a vow unto the Lord, unless restrained by their father. A woman might also vow, unless restrain...
On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel. The threefold blessing 1. Open the hand wide. The Father comes to fill it. “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee.” (1) When? Now and ever, w...
EXPOSITION THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION ( Numbers 6:22-4 ). Numbers 6:22 The Lord spake unto Moses. It is a matter of mere conjecture at what point of time this command was given...
The Form of Public Blessing
1 Corinthians 14:16 ; 1 Peter 1:5 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ; Ephesians 6:24 ; Isaiah 27:3 ; Isaiah 42:6 ; John 17:11 ; Jude 1:24 ; Philippians 4:23 ; Philippians 4:7 ; Psalms 121:4-7 ; Psal...
Bless thee — Bestow upon you all manner of blessings, temporal and spiritual. Keep thee — That is, continue his blessings to thee, and preserve thee in and to the use of them; keep thee from sin an...