Numbers 6:25

Hebrew Bible

23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 “‘“The Lord bless you and protect you; 25 The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’” 27 “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Psalm 67:1

Hebrew Bible

1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song. May God show us his favor and bless us. May he cause his face to shine with us.4 (Selah) 2 Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people. 3 Let the nations thank you, O God. Let all the nations thank you.

 Notes and References

"... The combination of ideas in Exodus 34:29–35 and Numbers 6:24–26 is also found in later biblical literature, particularly the Psalter. Individual authors recognize that God’s blessings come from an encounter with his shining face. And because of the sinfulness of the people, the results of the shining face encounter must also involve God’s graciousness. Nearly every text connects the shining face of YHWH to the notion of grace and favor. The psalmist’s plea in Psalm 4:1, which serves as an introductory invocation to the rest of the psalm, is that YHWH might “be gracious” to him (יִנֵנָח) and lift up the light of his face on the people (4:5). In Psalm 67:1, the shining of the divine face is parallel to and perhaps synonymous with God’s graciousness and blessing ..."

Philpot, Joshua Matthew The Shining Face of Moses: The Interpretation of Exodus 34:29-35 and its Use in the Old and New Testaments (p. 142) The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013

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