So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
27. And they shall put my name. Although Jerome has rightly translated this, “They shall call upon my name:” yet since the Hebrew phrase is emphatic, I have preferred retaining it; for God deposits His name with the priests, that they may daily bring it forward as a pledge of His good will, and of the salvation which proceeds from thence.
God appointed the priests to bless the people solemnly in His name. Though the priest himself can only beg, speaking as God's intercessor and by His command, the blessing carries a promise and the weight of authority. Christ fulfilled this office perfectly, and gospel ministers must follow the pattern.
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Commenting on Numbers 6:22-27
The threefold repetition of Jehovah expresses the great mystery of the Godhead: three persons, one God. The Father blesses and keeps; the Son is gracious; the Spirit gives peace. The blessing derives its virtue not from the priest's lips but from God Himself, who guarantees it.
AI summary
Commenting on Numbers 6:23-27