“ The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto 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 Son, the channel of all blessing, Ephesians 1:3 . Compare Acts 3:26 ; Hebrews 10:10 . face: put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for whole Person. App-6. A...
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 make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
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 make his face to shine upon thee ,.... Cause himself, the sun of righteousness, to arise and shine upon them, and give both spiritual light and heat unto them; grant his gracious presence,...
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...
upon thee, i.e. Smile upon thee: this is opposed to the hiding of his face, and to the covering himself or his face with a cloud; and it is explained by the following words, be gracious unto thee....
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
Daniel 9:17 ; Exodus 33:19 ; Genesis 43:29 ; John 1:17 ; Malachi 1:9 ; Psalms 119:135 ; Psalms 21:6 ; Psalms 31:16 ; Psalms 67:1 ; Psalms 80:1-3 ; Psalms 80:19 ; Psalms 80:7
Shine upon thee — Alluding to the shining of the sun upon the earth, to enlighten, and warm, and renew the face of it. The Lord love thee, and make thee know that he loves thee. We cannot but be ha...