Priestly Blessing Week 4
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Numbers 6:22–27 NKJV
22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: 24 “The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” ’ 27 “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”
”The blessing came directly from God for the less is blessed of the better. Only mediated through the priest. Must out of love and sincere heart and thus it should be received as well.. Jesus also lifted up His hands and blessed the disciples
The word Lord is mentioned three times- signifies trinity. Three in one
“the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit” 2 Co 13:14
The favor of Gd is all in all in this blessing for that is the fountain of all good
7 Most Powerful Words
7 Most Powerful Words
1. The Lord Bless You
2. The Lord Keep You
3. The Lord Make His Face Shine Upon You
4. Be Gracious to You
5. The Lord lift up His Countenance Upon You
6. Give You Peace
7. Put My Name upon You
THE LORD BLESS YOU
The Lord bless you...May the Lord your Heavenly Father kneel before you making Himself available to you like a good Father kneeling before His child in order to minister and bestow His gifts and promises.
THE KEEP YOU
May God your Heavenly Father guard with a hedge of thorny protection that will prevent satan and all your enemies from harming your spirit, soul, mind and body, your loved ones and all your possessions.
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU
May the Heavenly Father illuminate the wholeness of HIs being toward you continually bringing you to order so that you will fulfill your God given destiny
AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU
May the Heavenly Father provide you with perfect love and fellowship, never leaving you and give you sustenance provision and friend ship.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you
“May the LORD be good to you and give you peace." CEV
“The LORD will look on you with favor and give you peace.” God’s Word Translation
“May the Lord show you His favor and give your peace” NLT
The favor of Gd is all in all in this blessing for that is the fountain of all good
‘Lift’ -נָשָׂא nâsâʾ, naw-saw´;
God lifts all He is - the fullness of God and His character
to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
to take, take away, carry off
to be lifted up, be exalted
to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
to carry, bear continuously
to cause one to bear (iniquity), forgive
accept, advance, arise, armourbearer
The separation of God from human beings because of sin is unbearable - hell. Jesus lifted all His Godliness and came down to bear, carry away our guilt and sins.
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
Countenance — Face - פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from before time, before with
prep
front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Face that turns
2 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
Hebrews 4:13 NKJV13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Restoration and Salvation
Psalm 80:3 NKJV3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
“Revive us, O God! Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory; then nothing will be able to stop us. Psalm 80:3 TPT
Psalm 80:7 NKJV7 Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
Psalm 80:19 NKJV19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
Psalm 80:7 TPT Come back, come back, O God, and restore us! You are the Commander of Angel Armies. Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory, and then nothing will be able to stop us!
Restoration - example
Psalm 4:6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalm 89:15
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Psalm 42:5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 42:5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
The word help - Yeshua
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Word health - Yeshua
Psalm 43:5, Psalm 67:2
May the Heavenly Father lift up and carry His fullness of being toward you bringing everything that He is to your aid, supporting you with His Divine health, wealth and embrace you with His entire being
Next week - And give you peace.