“ The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. ”
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 Spirit, the witness of all blessing. Compare Hebrews 10:7 ; Hebrews 10:10 ; Hebrews 10:15 . countenance: same as "face" in Numbers 6:25 , this is the token of Divine...
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 lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
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...
And the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee ,.... Show his face and favour, look cheerfully on his people, declare himself well pleased with them in Christ, and appear as smiling upon them throug...
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...
i.e. Look upon thee with a cheerful and pleasant countenance, as one that is reconciled to thee, and well pleased with thee and thy offerings and services. See of this phrase Psalms 4:6 Proverbs...
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
2 Thessalonians 3:16 ; Acts 10:36 ; Acts 2:28 ; Ephesians 2:14-17 ; Ephesians 6:23 ; Isaiah 26:12 ; Isaiah 26:3 ; Isaiah 57:19 ; John 14:27 ; John 16:33 ; John 20:21 ; John 20:26 ; Luke...
Lift up his countenance — That is, look upon thee with a chearful and pleasant countenance, as one that is well pleased with thee and thy services. Peace — Peace with God, with thy own conscience,...