the blessing the blessing numbers 6:24-26 the blessing ephesians 1:3-6 blessed be the god and father...
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The BlessingThe Blessing
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
The BlessingEphesians 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 BlessingNumbers 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 BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
Divine Relationship – The Lord
Singular Pronoun – YouGod’s blessings come to us individually
The Lord bless you and keep you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
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 Lord bless you and keep you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
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 Lord bless you and keep you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
Keep You: Guard - Protect - BodyguardGuard - Protect - BodyguardIsrael had enemies in nations around
We have a enemy seeking our destruction 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 Lord bless you and keep you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
His Face – speaking of His personalityspeaking of His personalityHumans wide range of emotional responses
reflected by means of facial expressions
Shine – Showing favor or affectionShowing favor or affectionShekinah cloud which shone in wilderness
Look of a parent toward a child
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
Be gracious – show great favorshow great favorStoop in kindness to an inferiorStoop 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 Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
Turn His Face (Before – Presence)(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 Lord turn his face to you
The BlessingNumbers 6:24-26
Peace prosperity, completeness, health, safety, prosperity, completeness, health, safety,
wellbeing, spiritual maturity and wellbeing, spiritual maturity and integrated personality that serves both integrated personality that serves both
God and man. God and man.
Give State of fulfillment resulting from God’s State of fulfillment resulting from God’s
presence with a personpresence with a person
And give you peace
The BlessingNumbers 6:27
And they shall set My name over the Israelites, and I Myself shall bless them.
The BlessingCome Bringing
Sorrow for sinSadness in situation
Seeking fulfillment or satisfaction
The Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord make His face to shine upon youThe Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you, And be gracious unto you,
The Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord make His face to shine upon youThe Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you, And be gracious unto you,
The BlessingThe Blessing
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe 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, And give you peace and give you peaceAnd give you peace and give you peace
AmenAmen
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And give you peace, and give you peace, And give you peace, and give you peace, And give you peace and give you peaceAnd give you peace and give you peace
The BlessingThe Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord make His face to shine upon youThe Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you, And be gracious unto you,
The Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord bless you and keep youThe Lord make His face to shine upon youThe Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you, And be gracious unto you,
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe 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, And give you peace and give you peaceAnd give you peace and give you peace
AmenAmen
The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon youThe 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, And give you peace and give you peaceAnd give you peace and give you peace
AmenAmen
The BlessingThe Blessing