The Blessing of Israel - Numbers 6:22-27

in this devotional i'm going to share with you three thoughts from numbers chapter 6 verses 22 through 27 where we will look at the blessing of israel numbers chapter 6 verses 22 through 27 says the lord spoke to moses saying speak to aaron and his sons saying thus you shall bless the people of israel you shall say to them the lord bless you and keep you the lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you the lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace so shall they put my name upon the people of israel and i will bless them it's easy to get bogged down in all the different laws that exist in the pentateuch that's the first five books of the bible it's really easy to look at these different restrictions on behavior that the lord gives to israel and say oh man i don't need to read all that i can just skip it and be okay here's the deal though built in to these restrictions on the behavior of israel built into these dietary laws and these cultic rituals that they will practice in worship are also the many blessings that god is sharing with israel that he is giving to them as a part of being his special people in numbers chapter 6 verses 22 through 27 we'll see a couple of those blessings thought number one keep you the idea of the lord keeping israel means may the lord keep you safe may the lord protect you may the lord provide you with health may he sustain you through anything that might possibly come your way the idea of the lord keeping israel is the concept of his loving provision this is something that the people of israel have been experiencing this entire time as they wander through the wilderness as the lord provides them with the food that they need to survive he provides them with water manna and safety from their enemies the blessing may the lord keep you is aaron and the later high priests trusting that the lord is going to take care of his covenant people thought number two be gracious to you the idea of graciousness is getting what you don't deserve and israel all the time is receiving from the lord better than what they deserve if you've been going through the bible with me you've seen that israel is not necessarily all that great at obeying the lord's commands they are often rebellious and frequently worshipping other gods but the blessing from the high priest that the lord commands aaron to give to the people is that the lord be gracious to them that the lord give them more than what they've earned thought number three give you peace peace is something that we all desire want and need peace is something that can only be had through our heavenly father when we're left to our own devices we inevitably wage war against each other whether it's on a national level tribal family individual when we're left to our own sort of choices we inevitably end up in conflict but our heavenly father blesses us with peace he blesses us with safety from our enemies and consideration of one another the great blessing for israel is that the lord grant them peace and insofar as they are obedient to god he gives them this great gift the greatest peace that we have the greatest demonstration of the lord's graciousness and the way in which he keeps us ultimately is through the sacrificial work of jesus christ on the cross it is through him we ultimately receive the greatest blessing from god a reconciled relationship with him these three thoughts come to you from the assigned reading of numbers chapters 5 through 8. if you'd like to read through the bible with me you can do so by joining the facebook group through the bible where we are reading the text of scripture together

Channel: Martin Bender

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Length: 5min 10sec (310 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 24 2020