Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of song, images, and lyrics from the Altar of Praise Chorale singing … The Lord Bless You and Keep You … poignantly singing the Old Testament priestly benediction from Numbers 6.
Amulet Silver Old Testament Scrolls
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Highlight Verse[s]: Numbers 22, … 27 [ESV] ... 22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, … 27 “So shall they put My name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
… God, thru Moses placing His blessing and His Name upon His people.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Numbers 6:22-27 [ESV] ... USE THIS LINK ...
… God’s Priestly Blessing over His people.
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Reference Passage : … Romans 1:7 [ESV] … 7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: … Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
… God, thru Paul, blesses the saints and Paul’s fellow Christians in Rome.
Reference Passage : … Hebrews 13:20-21 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru the Author of Hebrews, places His blessings on His New Testament saints.
Reference Passage : …2 Peter 1:2 [ESV] … 2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
… God, thru Peter, conveys His blessing of peace/grace upon those Christians to whom Peter was writing.
Reference Passage : … Revelations 1:4-5 [ESV] … 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: … Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.
… God’s revelation to the Apostle John gives the Lord’s blessing upon all who’ve come to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Amy Boucher Pye, uses an archeological reference to show how the oldest copy of the Old Testament showed God’s blessing His people. … The ODB author wrote: In 1979, Dr. Gabriel Barkay and his team discovered two silver scrolls in a burial ground outside the Old City of Jerusalem. [See Photo] In 2004, after twenty-five years of careful research, scholars confirmed that the scrolls were the oldest biblical text in existence, having been buried in 600 bc. What I find particularly moving is what the scrolls contain—the priestly blessing that God wanted spoken over His people: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you” (Numbers 6:24–25).
To me the archeological and historical fact that the oldest discovered copy of the Old Covenant, dated from 600BC and discovered in 1979 [again, see photo], has God’s benediction and priestly blessing (from Numbers 6). It’s like God is putting His seal of blessing upon His word and speaking thru it to God’s chosen people. And that, my fellow Christian, is not only the ancient Jews, but you and me as modern day believers as well.
And then, we read from God’s word in the New Testament, from several separate authors (see Reference Scriptures above), that God desires to offer His benediction of peace, grace, and love upon all who’ve received Christ as Lord and Savior. And as I listen to that OT benediction in the linked song, I’m uplifted, … knowing that my God wants to bless me today. And I pray you are blessed as well by His benedictions thru His word.
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for Your blessings of peace and grace upon us today.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me today, to rest in the blessings offered to us by our God thru His word. Amen
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