The Aaronic Priestly Blessing
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ
יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם
ye·vah·re·khe·kha · Adonai · ve·yeesh·me·re·kha
yah·eir · Adonai · pah·nahv · e·ley·kha · vee·khoon·ne·kah
yees·sah · Adonai · pah·nahv · e·ley·kha · ve·yah·seim · le·kha · shah·lohm
“The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD shine his face upon you and be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up his face upon you and give you his peace.”
(Num. 6:24-26)
We all need blessings! Everywhere in our world where we look we see brokenness, pain, loneliness, suffering, hate, destruction…etc and you know this list goes on.
There is a tradition of Biblical Hebraic blessing that the first believers regularly engaged in.
Let’s explore some of these blessings!