The Blessing
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Blessing
Ephesians 1:3-6
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the
heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before Him in love, having
predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to
Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to
the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made
us accepted in the Beloved.
The Blessing
Numbers 6:22-27
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron
and to his sons, saying, “Thus shall you bless the
Israelites. Say to them:
May the Lord bless you and guard you.
May the Lord light up His face to you
and grant grace to you;
May the Lord lift up His face to you
and give you peace.”
And they shall set My name over the Israelites, and I
Myself shall bless them.
Robert Alter, The Five Books of Moses
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Divine Relationship – The Lord
Singular Pronoun – You
God’s blessings come to us individually
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Bless – For Believing Israel
• Gave great calling
• Delivered from bondage in Egypt
• Gave His Holy Word
• Gave them the Promised Land
• Gave His presence in the Sanctuary
• Gave His Son through their nation
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Bless – For the Believers today
• Gave great calling
• Delivered from bondage of sin
• Gave His Holy Word
• Gave them all provisions to live
• Gave His presence in their lives
• Gave commissioned authority to share
about His Son
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
Keep You: Guard - Protect - Bodyguard
Israel had enemies in nations around
We have a enemy seeking our destruction
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful,
who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation
will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
His Face – speaking of His personality
Humans wide range of emotional responses
reflected by means of facial expressions
Shine – Showing favor or affection
Shekinah cloud which shone in wilderness
Look of a parent toward a child
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
Be gracious – show great favor
Stoop in kindness to an inferior
Provide what you need but cannot provide
Provide what you need but do not deserve
Provide your need that only He can provide
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord turn his face to you
Turn His Face (Before – Presence)
God looking directly at His people so they
receive the benefit of His full attention
Lift up the light of His countenance upon you
The Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26
And give you peace
Peace
prosperity, completeness, health, safety,
wellbeing, spiritual maturity and
integrated personality that serves both
God and man.
Give
State of fulfillment resulting from God’s
presence with a person
The Blessing
Numbers 6:27
And they shall set My name over the Israelites,
and I Myself shall bless them.
The Blessing
Come Bringing
Sorrow for sin
Sadness in situation
Seeking fulfillment or satisfaction
The Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you,
The Blessing
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you
And give you peace, and give you peace,
And give you peace and give you peace
Amen
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you,
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you
And give you peace, and give you peace,
And give you peace and give you peace
Amen
The Blessing