Devotion 123
DEVOTION 123: “The Nazarite” coming out of Num. 6
Jesus Christ is the ultimate Nazarite. Sampson as a Nazarite was a type of Christ born to defeat the Philistine enemies. John the Baptist as a Nazarite was a type of Christ preaching repentance. The prophet Samuel as a Nazarite was a type of Christ mediating between his people and God.
Judges 13:7 “But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.”
The law of the Nazarite was pointing to the coming Nazarite Jesus Christ.
Let’s read:
Numbers 6:1-4 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: [3] He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. [4] All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.”
The vow of the Nazarite was to bring the individual into oneness with God.
They must identify with Christ. They must be without leaven, yeast or alcohol. They were to be separated from anything that typified sin (death).
Today, the child of God in Christ is the Nazarite. He or she is separated from sin. Has no need of alcohol for he or she feasts on the new wine of the Holy Spirit.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 6:5-12 “All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. [6] All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. [7] He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. [8] All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. [9] And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. [10] And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: [11] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. [12] And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.”
Anything that misaligned the Nazarite with God could only be restored through the blood of the lamb.
Today, anything that places us in misalignment with God can only be restored through the Blood of the Lamb. We do that by confessing the sin to Him in prayer, and He faithfully forgives, and restores us.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 6:13-21 “And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: [14] And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, [15] And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. [16] And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: [17] And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. [18] And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. [19] And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: [20] And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. [21] This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.”
Restoration of the Nazarite is no different from restoration from any sin. God has made only one way to Him, and that’s through the Blood of the lamb. Whether it’s a sin of ignorance, a willful sin or the breaking of a Nazarite vow, the answer is the Blood of the Lamb.
We conclude our reading:
Numbers 6:22-27 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [23] Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, [24] The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: [25] The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: [26] The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. [27] And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
Before He can bless, you must have His name put on you.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Abram to Abraham.
She could not be blessed until her name was changed from Sarai to Sarah.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Jacob to Isreal.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Simon to Peter.
He could not be blessed until His name was changed from the Word to Jesus Christ. For He could only go to the Cross as Jesus Christ.
Let the Word of God change your name from Sinner to Saved-in-Christ. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He is still changing names, in Christ!
Jesus Christ is the ultimate Nazarite. Sampson as a Nazarite was a type of Christ born to defeat the Philistine enemies. John the Baptist as a Nazarite was a type of Christ preaching repentance. The prophet Samuel as a Nazarite was a type of Christ mediating between his people and God.
Judges 13:7 “But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.”
The law of the Nazarite was pointing to the coming Nazarite Jesus Christ.
Let’s read:
Numbers 6:1-4 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: [3] He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. [4] All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.”
The vow of the Nazarite was to bring the individual into oneness with God.
They must identify with Christ. They must be without leaven, yeast or alcohol. They were to be separated from anything that typified sin (death).
Today, the child of God in Christ is the Nazarite. He or she is separated from sin. Has no need of alcohol for he or she feasts on the new wine of the Holy Spirit.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 6:5-12 “All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. [6] All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. [7] He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. [8] All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. [9] And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. [10] And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: [11] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. [12] And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.”
Anything that misaligned the Nazarite with God could only be restored through the blood of the lamb.
Today, anything that places us in misalignment with God can only be restored through the Blood of the Lamb. We do that by confessing the sin to Him in prayer, and He faithfully forgives, and restores us.
We continue our reading:
Numbers 6:13-21 “And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: [14] And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, [15] And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. [16] And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: [17] And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. [18] And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. [19] And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: [20] And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. [21] This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.”
Restoration of the Nazarite is no different from restoration from any sin. God has made only one way to Him, and that’s through the Blood of the lamb. Whether it’s a sin of ignorance, a willful sin or the breaking of a Nazarite vow, the answer is the Blood of the Lamb.
We conclude our reading:
Numbers 6:22-27 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [23] Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, [24] The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: [25] The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: [26] The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. [27] And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
Before He can bless, you must have His name put on you.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Abram to Abraham.
She could not be blessed until her name was changed from Sarai to Sarah.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Jacob to Isreal.
He could not be blessed until his name was changed from Simon to Peter.
He could not be blessed until His name was changed from the Word to Jesus Christ. For He could only go to the Cross as Jesus Christ.
Let the Word of God change your name from Sinner to Saved-in-Christ. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He is still changing names, in Christ!
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