Numbers 6:9-12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Bible Comments

Secondarily and subordinately to the grand subject, of being typical to the ever blessed Nazarite, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, we may behold in this chapter, several circumstances which had a reference to the character of the Nazarites in general. Those verses particularly point out the law, as it relates to them. Misters especially, and even lower orders in the church, whose lives are engaged about sacred things, nay here observe, how graciously the LORD hath made provision for errors of infirmity, and offenses of oversight. See! what a merciful GOD in CHRIST, we have to do with. Sweet is that scripture to this effect, Psa_103:10; Psa_103:14.

Numbers 6:9-12

9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost,d because his separation was defiled.