26 `Jehovah lift up His countenance upon thee, and appoint for thee -- peace.
Many are saying, `Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Jehovah strength to his people giveth, Jehovah blesseth His people with peace!
`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;
Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.
Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down, the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commands in ordinances having done away, that the two he might create in himself into one new man, making peace, and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it, and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,
and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each `is' peace.
And after eight days, again were his disciples within, and Thomas with them; Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and he stood in the midst, and said, `Peace to you!'
these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'
`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'
Producing the fruit of the lips, `Peace, peace,' to the far off, and to the near, And I have healed him, said Jehovah.
O Jehovah, Thou appointest peace to us, For, all our works also Thou hast wrought for us.
O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.
For, not by their sword Possessed they the land, And their arm gave not salvation to them, But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, And the light of Thy countenance, Because Thou hadst accepted them.
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Commentary on Numbers 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
In this chapter we have,
Num 6:1-21
After the law for the discovery and shame of those that by sin had made themselves vile, fitly follows this for the direction and encouragement of those who by their eminent piety and devotion had made themselves honourable, and distinguished themselves from their neighbours. It is very probable that there were those before the making of this law who went under the character of Nazarites, and were celebrated by that title as persons professing greater strictness and zeal in religion than other people; for the vow of a Nazarite is spoken of here as a thing already well known, but the obligation of it is reduced to a greater certainty than hitherto it had been. Joseph is called a Nazarite among his brethren (Gen. 49:26), not only because separate from them, but because eminent among them. Observe,
Num 6:22-27
Here,