Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering. Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite completed the vow before the Lord at Israel’s appointed place of worship. This public setting confirmed that the period of separation had ended according to God’s instructions.
Lev 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd,…
Lev 17:4 instead of bringing it to the entrance…
Exo 29:42 For the generations to come, this burnt offering…
the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, By shaving his consecrated head, the Nazirite signified that his period of special consecration had ended and that he had faithfully fulfilled its obligations.
Jdg 13:5 For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son.…
Act 21:24 Take these men, purify yourself along with them…
Jdg 16:17 Samson told her all that was in his heart:…
take the hair, The Nazirite was to take the hair that had grown throughout the period of dedication, the visible sign of the vow, and place it in the fire beneath the concluding peace offering. It was not discarded casually but reserved for this final act of worship.
Ezk 5:1-4 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword,”…
Lev 14:8-9 The one being cleansed must wash his clothes,…
and put it on the fire under the peace offering. The hair was burned with the peace offering, joining the Nazirite’s completed vow to an offering of fellowship before God. Having fulfilled the vow, the Nazirite was restored to ordinary life and full participation in Israel’s worship.
Lev 3:5 Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar…
Lev 7:11-15 Now this is the law of the peace offering…
Lev 6:12-13 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning;…
Persons / Places / Events 1. NaziriteAn individual who has taken a special vow of consecration to the Lord, characterized by abstaining from wine, not cutting their hair, and avoiding contact with the dead. 2. Tent of MeetingThe sacred place where God met with Moses and the Israelites, serving as a central place of worship and sacrifice. 3. Consecrated HeadRefers to the hair of the Nazirite, which symbolizes their vow and dedication to God. 4. Peace OfferingA type of sacrifice in the Old Testament that symbolized fellowship and peace with God, often involving a communal meal. 5. Shaving of the HeadA ritual act signifying the completion of the Nazirite vow, marking the end of a period of special dedication to God. Teaching Points Consecration and CommitmentThe Nazirite vow represents a deep commitment to God, reminding us of the importance of dedicating aspects of our lives to Him. Symbolism of HairThe hair of the Nazirite symbolizes their vow and dedication. In our lives, we should consider what symbolizes our commitment to God. Completion of VowsThe act of shaving the head signifies the completion of a vow. We should be faithful in fulfilling our commitments to God and others. Peace with GodThe peace offering signifies restored fellowship with God. We should seek to maintain peace and fellowship with God through our actions and commitments. Public Declaration of FaithThe shaving of the head at the Tent of Meeting was a public act. Our faith should also be visible and evident to others. Bible Study Questions 1. What does the Nazirite vow teach us about the nature of commitment and consecration to God in our own lives? 2. How can we identify and maintain symbols of our dedication to God in our daily routines? 3. In what ways can we ensure that we are fulfilling our commitments to God and others, similar to the completion of the Nazirite vow? 4. How does the concept of a peace offering in the Old Testament relate to our understanding of peace and fellowship with God today? 5. What are some practical ways we can make our faith visible to others, akin to the public act of shaving the Nazirite's head at the Tent of Meeting? Connections to Other Scriptures Judges 13-16The account of Samson, a Nazirite from birth, whose strength was tied to his uncut hair, illustrating the significance of the Nazirite vow. Acts 18:18Paul, after taking a vow, cuts his hair, showing the continuation of vow practices in the New Testament. Leviticus 7:11-21Details the peace offering, providing context for its role in the Nazirite vow completion. People Aaron, Israelites, Moses, NaziriteshipPlaces SinaiTopics Burning, Congregation, Consecrated, Consecration, Cut, Dedicated, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Fellowship, Fire, Hair, Meeting, Nazarite, Nazirite, Oath, Offering, Offerings, Opening, Peace, Peace-offering, Peace-offerings, Sacrifice, Separation, Shave, Shaved, Sign, Tabernacle, TentDictionary of Bible Themes Numbers 6:18 5128 baldness
5180 shaving Numbers 6:1-20 5155 hair Numbers 6:1-21 4544 wine
5741 vows Numbers 6:13-20 4530 unleavened bread Numbers 6:17-18 7364 fellowship offering Numbers 6:17-20 4418 bread Library Separation to God.
NUMB. VI. 1-21. THE INSTITUTION OF THE ORDER OF NAZARITES. The first twenty-one verses of Numb. vi. give us an account of the institution and ordinances of the order of Nazarites. And let us note at the outset that this institution, like every other good and perfect gift, came from above; that GOD Himself gave this privilege--unasked--to His people; thereby showing His desire that "whosoever will" of His people may be brought into closest relationship to Himself. It was very gracious of GOD to permit …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and ServiceTenth Day. Holiness and Separation.
I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people. And ye shall be holy unto me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from other people that ye should be Mine.'--Lev. xx. 24, 26. 'Until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy.... All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.'--Num. vi. 5, 8. 'Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered without the …
Andrew Murray—Holy in Christ Of the Duties which we are to Perform after Receiving the Holy Communion, Called Action or Practice.
The duty which we are to perform after the receiving of the Lord's Supper is called action or practice, without which all the rest will minister to us no comfort. The action consists of two sorts of duties:---First, Such as we are to perform in the church, or else after we are gone home. Those that we are to perform in the church are either several from our own souls, or else jointly with the congregation. The several duties which thou must perform from thine own soul are three:--First, Thou must …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety These Things, My Brother Aurelius, Most Dear unto Me...
38. These things, my brother Aurelius, most dear unto me, and in the bowels of Christ to be venerated, so far as He hath bestowed on me the ability Who through thee commanded me to do it, touching work of Monks, I have not delayed to write; making this my chief care, lest good brethren obeying apostolic precepts, should by lazy and disobedient be called even prevaricators from the Gospel: that they which work not, may at the least account them which do work to be better than themselves without doubt. …
St. Augustine—Of the Work of Monks. The Worship of the Synagogue
One of the most difficult questions in Jewish history is that connected with the existence of a synagogue within the Temple. That such a "synagogue" existed, and that its meeting-place was in "the hall of hewn stones," at the south-eastern angle of the court of the priest, cannot be called in question, in face of the clear testimony of contemporary witnesses. Considering that "the hall of hew stones" was also the meeting-place for the great Sanhedrim, and that not only legal decisions, but lectures …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life Peace
Grace unto you and peace be multiplied. I Pet 1:1. Having spoken of the first fruit of sanctification, assurance, I proceed to the second, viz., Peace, Peace be multiplied:' What are the several species or kinds of Peace? Peace, in Scripture, is compared to a river which parts itself into two silver streams. Isa 66:12. I. There is an external peace, and that is, (1.) (Economical, or peace in a family. (2.) Political, or peace in the state. Peace is the nurse of plenty. He maketh peace in thy borders, …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity Gen. xxxi. 11
Of no less importance and significance is the passage Gen. xxxi. 11 seq. According to ver. 11, the Angel of God, [Hebrew: mlaK halhiM] appears toJacob in a dream. In ver. 13, the same person calls himself the God of Bethel, with reference to the event recorded in chap. xxviii. 11-22. It cannot be supposed that in chap xxviii. the mediation of a common angel took place, who, however, had not been expressly mentioned; for Jehovah is there contrasted with the angels. In ver. 12, we read: "And behold …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Covenanting a Privilege of Believers.
Whatever attainment is made by any as distinguished from the wicked, or whatever gracious benefit is enjoyed, is a spiritual privilege. Adoption into the family of God is of this character. "He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power (margin, or, the right; or, privilege) to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."[617] And every co-ordinate benefit is essentially so likewise. The evidence besides, that Covenanting …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Prayer
But I give myself unto prayer.' Psa 109: 4. I shall not here expatiate upon prayer, as it will be considered more fully in the Lord's prayer. It is one thing to pray, and another thing to be given to prayer: he who prays frequently, is said to be given to prayer; as he who often distributes alms, is said to be given to charity. Prayer is a glorious ordinance, it is the soul's trading with heaven. God comes down to us by his Spirit, and we go up to him by prayer. What is prayer? It is an offering …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments Annunciation to Zacharias of the Birth of John the Baptist.
(at Jerusalem. Probably b.c. 6.) ^C Luke I. 5-25. ^c 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa [a Jewish proselyte, an Idumæan or Edomite by birth, founder of the Herodian family, king of Judæa from b.c. 40 to a.d. 4, made such by the Roman Senate on the recommendation of Mark Antony and Octavius Cæsar], a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course [David divided the priests into twenty-four bodies or courses, each course serving in rotation one week in the temple …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Things to be Meditated on as Thou Goest to the Church.
1. That thou art going to the court of the Lord, and to speak with the great God by prayer; and to hear his majesty speak unto thee by his word; and to receive his blessing on thy soul, and thy honest labour, in the six days past. 2. Say with thyself by the way--"As the hart brayeth for the rivers of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, even for the living God: When shall I come and appear before the presence of God? For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Numbers
Like the last part of Exodus, and the whole of Leviticus, the first part of Numbers, i.-x. 28--so called,[1] rather inappropriately, from the census in i., iii., (iv.), xxvi.--is unmistakably priestly in its interests and language. Beginning with a census of the men of war (i.) and the order of the camp (ii.), it devotes specific attention to the Levites, their numbers and duties (iii., iv.). Then follow laws for the exclusion of the unclean, v. 1-4, for determining the manner and amount of restitution …
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