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Numbers 6
The law of the Nazarites. What they were to abstain from, ver.
1-8. How to be cleansed from casual uncleanness, ver. 9-12. How
to be discharged from their vow, ver. 13-21. The form of blessing
the people, ver. 22-27.
Verse 2. Man or woman - For both sexes might make this vow, if they
were free and at their own disposal: otherwise their parents or
husbands could disannul the vow. A vow of a Nazarite - Whereby
they sequestered themselves from worldly employments and
enjoyments, that they might entirely consecrate themselves to
God's service, and this either for their whole lifetime, or for a less
and limited space of time.
Verse 3. Nor eat grapes - Which was forbidden him for greater caution
to keep him at the farther distance from wine.
Verse 4. All the days of his separation - Which were sometimes more,
sometimes fewer, as he thought fit to appoint.
Verse 5. No razor - Nor scissors, or other instrument to cut off any part
of his hair. This was appointed, partly as a sign of his
mortification to worldly delights and outward beauty; partly as a
testimony of that purity which hereby he professed, because the
cutting off the hair was a sign of uncleanness, as appears from
ver. 9, partly that by the length of his hair he might be constantly
minded of his vow; and partly that he might reserve his hair
entirely for God, to whom it was to be offered. Holy - That is,
wholly consecrated to God and his service, whereby he shews that
inward holiness was the great thing which God required and
valued in these, and consequently in other rites and ceremonies.
Verse 7. His father - Wherein he was equal to the high-priest, being, in
some sort, as eminent a type of Christ, and therefore justly
required to prefer the service of God, to which he had so fully
given himself, before the expressions of his affections to his
dearest and nearest relations. The consecration - That is, the token
of his consecration, namely, his long hair.
Verse 9. He shall shave his head - Because his whole body, and
especially his hair was defiled by such an accident, which he
ought to impute either to his own heedlessness, or to God's
providence so ordering the matter, possibly for the punishment of
his other sins, or for the quickening him to more purity and
detestation of all dead works, whereby he would be defiled.
Verse 11. A sin-offering - Because such a pollution was, though not his
sin, yet the chastisement of his sin. He sinned - That is, contracted
a ceremonial uncleanness, which is called sinning, because it was
a type of sin, and a violation of a law, tho' through ignorance and
inadvertency. Hallow - Begin again to hallow or consecrate it.
Verse 12. The days of his separation - As many days as he had before
vowed to God. Lost - Hebrew. fall, to the ground, that is, be void
or of none effect.
Verse 14. A sin-offering - Whereby he confessed his miscarriages,
notwithstanding the strictness of his vow and all the diligence
which he could use, and consequently acknowledged his need of
the grace of God in Christ Jesus the true Nazarite. For peace-
offerings - For thankfulness to God, who had given him grace to
make and in some measure to keep such a vow. So he offered all
the three sorts of offerings, that he might so far fulfil all
righteousness and profess his obligation to observe the will of
God in all things.
Verse 15. Their meal-offering - Such as generally accompanied the
sacrifices.
Verse 18. At the door - Publickly, that it might be known that his vow
was ended, and therefore he was at liberty as to those things from
which he had restrained himself for a season, otherwise some
might have been scandalized at his use of his liberty. The fire -
Upon which the flesh of the peace-offerings was boiled.
Verse 19. The shoulder - The left-shoulder, as it appears from ver. 20,
where this is joined with the heave-shoulder, which was the right-
shoulder, and which was the priests due in all sacrifices, Lev. vii,
32, and in this also. But here the other shoulder was added to it, as
a special token of thankfulness from the Nazarites for God's
singular favours vouchsafed unto them. The hands - That he may
give them to the priest, as his peculiar gift.
Verse 20. May drink wine - And return to his former manner of living.
Verse 21. That his hand shall get - Besides what he shall voluntarily give
according to his ability.
Verse 23. On this wise - Hebrew. Thus, or in these words: yet they were
not tied to these very words; because after this we have examples
of Moses and David and Solomon, blessing the people in other
words.
Verse 24. Bless thee - Bestow upon you all manner of blessings,
temporal and spiritual. Keep thee - That is, continue his blessings
to thee, and preserve thee in and to the use of them; keep thee
from sin and its bitter effects.
Verse 25. Shine upon thee - Alluding to the shining of the sun upon the
earth, to enlighten, and warm, and renew the face of it. The Lord
love thee, and make thee know that he loves thee. We cannot but
be happy, if we have God's love; and we cannot but be easy, if we
know that we have it.
Verse 26. Lift up his countenance - That is, look upon thee with a
chearful and pleasant countenance, as one that is well pleased
with thee and thy services. Peace - Peace with God, with thy own
conscience, and with all men; all prosperity is comprehended
under this word.
Verse 27. Put my name - Shall call them by my name, shall recommend
them to me as my own people, and bless them and pray unto me
for them as such; which is a powerful argument to prevail with
God for them.
Chapter 6:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Leviticus Deuteronomy
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