Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

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

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

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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The Lord Keep 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 After bending low to be with us, the Lord then extends His protection over us. We ask Him to keep us.…
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