Tag: priestly blessing
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Focusing on His Face
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6:26 (KJV) Lift up his countenance – Here we are again, back to the word “face”, although this time translated as “countenance”. As we discovered before paniym is the Hebrew word for “face”, but is always used in the plural – “faces”. In…
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Grace is Nothing New
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: Numbers 6:25 (KJV) Gracious – Weren’t we taught that the idea of grace is a new testament teaching? The new testament which records the new covenant is all about the new concept of grace. Well we were taught wrong. The grace of…
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In the Spotlight
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: Numbers 6:25 (KJV) Shine – We are in the spotlight. The world is watching our every move, and the grand finalé is almost here. Did you remember your lines? Have you practiced your steps? Did you study the performance of the historical…
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The Faces of God
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: Numbers 6:25 (KJV) Face – An idiom says a lot about a culture. In America, we have the idiom “two faced” when describing someone’s hypocrisy. If a person said different things to different people in order to win favor, we’d consider them to be…