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NASB | Numbers 6:24 ¶ The LORD bless you, and keep you; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 6:24 ¶ The LORD bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you]; |
Subject: Notes, thoughts from Jewish commentators |
Bible Note: Notes on this prayer from Jewish commentary... "The LORD bless thee" - With life, health, prosperity # Ps 68:19 103:1-5 Eph 1:3-14 1Pe 1:3-5 "And keep thee" - Protection against evil, sickness, poverty, and calamity - Keep your eyes from tears, feet from stumbling, and soul from death # Ps 116:8 33:18-19 56:13 - N.B. "The Lord bless thee with possessions, The Lord keep thee...from possessions possessing thee!" "The LORD make His Face shine upon thee" - Light, in Scripture, is a symbol of happiness, purity, and FRIENDSHIP * The outpouring of divine love and salvation * The giving of moral insight and knowledge (spiritual discernment) - "May He give thee enlightenment of the eyes, the light of Shekinah" "May the fire of prophecy burn in the souls of thy children" "May the light of God’s Word enlighten thy home." (Sifri) - N.B. One purpose...that the nations may know Him # Ps 67:1-2 "Be gracious unto thee" - Be beneficent to thee, and graciously fulfill thy petition Give thee grace in the eyes of thy fellow man Make thee loveable and beloved in the eyes of others. "The LORD lift up His Countenance upon thee" - "Turn His loving attention and care unto thee." - See on "Ps 44:3" "And give thee peace" - "Give"...Set, establish for thee. - "Peace"...The seal of ALL blessings! * Freedom from disaster: health, welfare, security, tranquility. * Reconciles and strengthens; calmes us and clears our vision; frees us from restlessness and the bondage of unsatisfied desire; gives the consciousness of attainment, of permanence, in the midst of the transitoriness of things. (Montefiore) |
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Questions and/or Subjects for Num 6:24 | Author | ||
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Roger West | ||
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Wee Willy |