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The Lord give you peace

The Lord give you peace
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 Peace is the embodiment and fulfillment of all the prior portions of the blessing. When He gives us favor, when He…
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The Lord lift up His Countenance upon you

The Lord lift up His Countenance upon you
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 This strange but poetic phrase, “lift up His countenance,” has several suggestions towards what it may mean. Indeed, it has also…
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Lord be Gracious

Lord be Gracious
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 Chanan is the Hebrew word here for gracious. At its root it means to bend or stoop in kindness to an…
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May His Face Shine Upon You

May His Face Shine Upon You
The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 The Hebrew idiom of shining a face towards someone means to grant grace and favor.  This is a continuation or a…
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