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. Others expound it of illumination or direction, and the revelation of himself and of his will to them.
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 note)...
CHAPTER 6 The Nazarite _ 1. The vow of a Nazarite (Numbers 6:1)_ 2. The defilement of the Nazarite (Numbers 6:9) 3. The law of the Nazarite (Numbers 6:15) 4. The blessing of Aaron and his sons ...
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;...
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. Also Figure o...
DISCOURSE: 146 GOD WILL BLESS HIS OWN ORDINANCES Numbers 6:23. _On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: the Lord make his face to shi...
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, used...
E. THE AARONIC BENEDICTION vv. 22-27 TEXT Numbers 6:22. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23. Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, sayin...
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 of a...
MAKE HIS FACE SHINE] show favour....
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 6 RULES FOR *NAZIRITES – NUMBERS 6:1-21 V1 The *LORD said to Moses, V2 ‘Speak to the *Israelites and te
יָאֵ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה ׀ פָּנָ֛יו אֵלֶ֖יךָ וִֽ יחֻנֶּֽךָּ׃ ס...
NAZARITISM: THE BLESSING OF AARON Numbers 6:1 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 before birt...
THE NAZARITE OFFERING; THE PRIESTLY BLESSING Numbers 6:13 Take heed, O Christian soul, who has dedicated thyself to some lofty purpose, to be warned by the law of the Nazarite! Thy God expects of th...
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...
Show. Hebrew, "make his face shine," joyful and serene, (Calmet) like a light to direct thy steps, Psalm lxvi. 2....
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...
It is impossible to look at this book ever so cursorily without feeling the difference of the atmosphere from that of Leviticus. And this is so much the more striking because it cannot be fairly doubt...
_THE HOLY TRINITY_ ‘The Lord bless thee,’ etc. Numbers 6:24 Nowhere is the secret of the Holy Trinity so near to breaking out of the silence in which it lay ‘hid from ages and from generations’ as...
_GOD’S DESIRE FOR BELIEVERS_ ‘The Lord bless thee, and keep thee,’ etc. Numbers 6:24 Here is the Gospel in its shining grace and fulness. Here is a God who seeks to bless. He is not, first of all,...
The Nazarite presents to us another character connected with the walk of the Spirit down here-special separation and devotedness to God. They separated themselves unto Him. Christ is the perfect examp...
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...
_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...
1 The Law of the Nazarites. 22 The forme of blessing the people. 1 AND the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying, 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, When either man [THE LAW OF THE N...
The Lord make His face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. While the face of Jehovah is terrible upon those that oppose Him and strikes down His enemies with the rays of His glory, it is full o...
THE FORM OF PUBLIC BLESSING...
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 1:11; 1...
22-27 The priests were solemnly to bless the people in the name of the Lord. To be under the almighty protection of God our Saviour; to enjoy his favour as the smile of a loving Father, or as the che...
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto...
Numbers 6:25 LORD H3068 face H6440 shine H215 (H8686) gracious H2603 (H8799) The Lord - Psalms 21
THE PRIESTS WERE ALSO TO PLAY THEIR PART IN MAINTAINING THE HOLINESS OF ISRAEL: HOW ISRAEL WERE TO BE BLESSED (NUMBERS 6:22). The whole camp having played their part in maintaining the holiness of Isr...
CONTENTS: The Nazarite laws. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: The Christian should be a true Nazarite, fully consecrated to God and separated from the things of this world, thus securing t...
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 restrained...
_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, when y...
THE BABY'S ANTHEM The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 6:22 This famous blessing shows that God’s will is to bless every Israelite, not just the Nazirites. The priests offer God’s blessing to the people. ⇐
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 6:24 THE LORD BLESS YOU. God blesses by giving good harvests, peace, children, and his own presence (Leviticus 26
THE VOW OF THE NAZARITE, OR ACCEPTABLE CONSECRATION TO GOD (_Numbers 6:1_) “The previous chapter has provided for the exclusion from the pale of God’s people of certain forms of guilt and defilement....
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
Now in chapter six we have the rules for taking a vow of a Nazerite. Now, the vow of a Nazarite was a vow consecration unto God. And if you wanted to make a special consecration of yourself to God, fo...
Daniel 9:17; Exodus 33:19; Genesis 43:29; John 1:17; Malachi 1:9;...
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 happy...