Priestly Blessing- The Lord Keep You
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Lord Keep you
Lord Keep you
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. and and was only mediated through the priest
Must be must be out of love and sincere heart and thus it should be received as well.. Jesus also lifted up His hands and blessed the disciples
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...
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 Lord keep you
The Lord keep you
Keep - shamar (shaw-mar) שָׁמַר
to keep, guard, observe, give heed, watch, treasure in memory
to keep - cause a state or condition to remain
to keep - cause a state or condition to remain
6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
Although Peter’s faith was weak, it was impossible for it to fail because it was safely kept in the Lord’s hand
to keep, have charge of
to keep, have charge of
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward protect, save life, to hedge about
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward protect, save life, to hedge about
8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
to watch - watchman
to watch - watchman
3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:8 NIV
to keep within bounds restrain
to keep within bounds restrain
8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.
keep -retain, treasure up (in memory
keep -retain, treasure up (in memory
Isaiah 49:16 ESV
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, preserve, protect
to protect, attend to, etc.:—beware, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep (-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait
The word circumspect was borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere, "to be cautious." The basic meaning of Latin circumspicereis "to look around." Near synonyms are prudent and cautious, though circumspect implies a careful consideration of all circumstances and a desire to avoid mistakes and bad consequences.
23 Now may God himself, the God of peace, make you pure, belonging only to him. May your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—be kept safe and without fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.
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.