Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Numbers 6:23
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall (l) bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
(l) That is, pray for them.
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall (l) bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
(l) That is, pray for them.
Verse Numbers 6:23. _ON THIS WISE YE SHALL BLESS THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL_] The prayer which God makes for his followers, and puts into their mouth, we are sure must be right; and to it, when sincerely...
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;...
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...
_SPEAK UNTO AARON AND UNTO HIS SONS, SAYING, ON THIS WISE YE SHALL BLESS THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, SAYING UNTO THEM,_ Speak unto Aaron ... This passage records the solemn benediction which God appointe...
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...
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
ON THIS WISE YE SHALL BLESS THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. — The occasions on which this blessing was used are not recorded. The blessing itself, which marks in a special manner the spiritual character of th...
דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶֽל ־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְ אֶל ־בָּנָ֣יו לֵ
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...
_Sons. The three forms of benediction for the high priests, have all the same meaning, and they might choose which they pleased. Grotius observes, that they pronounced them aloud standing, with their...
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 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...
SPEAK UNTO AARON, AND UNTO HIS SONS,.... Aaron and his sons that succeeded him in all after generations, being the persons that were in a public manner to bless the people of Israel, they are particul...
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, Ver. 23. _Ye shall bless the children of Israel._] Praying for them with hands first...
_Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons_ Among other good offices which the priests were appointed to perform, one was to _bless in the name of the Lord, Deuteronomy 21:5_. Hereby God put an honour upon t...
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...
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, especially at the time of dismissal at the end of worship, Leviticus 9:22, saying unto them,...
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...
ON THIS WISE, Heb. _Thus_, in this manner, or in these words; yet so as that they were not tied to these very words, because after this we have examples of Moses and David and Solomon and others bless...
"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 6:23 Speak H1696 (H8761) Aaron H175 sons H1121 saying H559 (H8800) way H3541 bless H1288 ...
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...
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. ⇐
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...
1 Chronicles 23:13; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14;...
On this wise — Heb. Thus, or in these words: yet they were not tied to these very words; because after this we have examples of Moses and David and Solomon, blessing the people in other words....