I’ve been busy with many things… and I’m meeting with a friend today, but first, it seems fitting to write on Numbers 6 about the Nazarite vow and the Aaronic Blessing at the end, but I cannot say too much right now. But this chapter is found in page 81 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project (when will I be done with this haha 😄 😆 😅 it’s been seven years since I got started), pages 103-104 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament) page 166 of my VOICE copy, and pages 167-168 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
Verses 1-21 detail a Nazarite vow (I spell it with two “a”s instead of two “i”s because I don’t want to speak favourably of World War II, but don’t worry, God didn’t have that in mind when He mentioned anything in this chapter), and let me tell you, keeping that vow is a lot harder than it looks or sounds. I’ve had friends who’ve done this vow for a year when I was in college, and while I’ve wanted to do the same thing, coming into contact with a corpse by accident would warrant me having to give sacrifices of different animals to God by means of a burnt offering (verses 9-12), and that would be way too complicated. That’s why I still haven’t done a Nazarite vow yet… but thankfully, that’s optional. I remember watching I’m Not Ashamed twice about Rachel Scott’s walk with Jesus before she was tragically murdered (along with a dozen others) by her classmates because she had honoured Jesus from the day she first met Him — it’s not easy to do that, though — she didn’t do a Nazarite vow, but I’m not convinced that’s necessary for the Christian walk. It would be great to pull that off, but there’s other stuff to honour God with, too.
The last several verses of the book are about the Aaronic Blessing to Israel upon Aaron’s consecration detailed earlier in their journey to Canaan, and I think that’s great… but while I’ve heard that at a friend’s wedding in 2013, I don’t know how I’m going to incorporate that into today’s world when it seems NOTHING gets to warrant the Lord’s blessing even in another country where Gods Name is actually upheld by any church. There’s still some Christians who love Jesus here in the U.S., and thankfully, this hasn’t been criminalized yet, but I’m convinced that’s only the case because there’s a lot of self-censoring here. And that’s happening because… there’s too much fear of the government, either in worship to them or in feeling trapped by them… and if you’re feeling there’s no way out even if you have $50,000 or more in your savings so you can leave and start a new life where safety and kindness is actually upheld (sadly, I know neither are popular here due to the fact this country’s much ruder than North Korea, of all places (they come in 17th place in terms of rudest countries on Earth while the U.S. is at 6th place 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ I want to be in Hawai’i instead)) — I don’t blame anyone who wishes they were from the Southern Hemisphere, like Brazil 🇧🇷 or even South Africa 🇿🇦 — it’s not fair good opportunities were stolen from most of us here, and I’m no exception. I actually fear I can’t get anymore of them… and I just moved somewhere I can enjoy, though it’s not what I would’ve chosen, but let the Lord’s will be done, I guess 😅 🤷🏼♂️
I hope to be back by Christmas to speak blessing to you who love this content and to anyone who wants only good things to happen, regardless of where you come from in this world or where you live or even your religious background, for the Aaronic Blessing is for those interested in finding Jesus, and He loves everyone, so verses 22-27 will be my main focus then. For now, though, I bid you adieu.
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