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 themselve... [ Continue Reading ]
Nor eat grapes — Which was forbidden him for greater caution to keep him at the farther distance from wine.... [ Continue Reading ]
All the days of his separation — Which were sometimes more, sometimes fewer, as he thought fit to appoint.... [ Continue Reading ]
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,... [ Continue Reading ]
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 consecratio... [ Continue Reading ]
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 a... [ Continue Reading ]
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 aga... [ Continue Reading ]
The days of his separation — As many days as he had before vowed to God. Lost — Heb. fall, to the ground, that is, be void or of none effect.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 h... [ Continue Reading ]
Their meal — offering — Such as generally accompanied the sacrifices.... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
The shoulder — The left — shoulder, as it appears from Numbers 6:20, where this is joined with the heave — shoulder, which was the right — shoulder, and which was the priests due in all sacrifices, Leviticus 7:32, and in this also. But here the other shoulder was added to it, as a special token of t... [ Continue Reading ]
May drink wine — And return to his former manner of living.... [ Continue Reading ]
That his hand shall get — Besides what he shall voluntarily give according to his ability.... [ Continue Reading ]
On this wise — Heb. 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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]