13"‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over. They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.
14There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering,
15together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.
16"‘The priest is to present all these before the Lord and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.
17He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and 13"‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over. They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.
14There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering,
15together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.
16"‘The priest is to present all these before the Lord and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.
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17He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering to the Lord, together with its grain offering and drink offering.
18"‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication. They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
19"‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.
the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.
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God instructs Moses on the procedure to follow for a Nazirite who has com-pleted his or her vow. After the vow is fulfilled, the Nazirite must offer a burntoffering, a sin offering, a fellowship offering, and a grain and drink offering.
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While the previous section regulates the actions of the ongoing Nazirite, God now explains how a person concludes his or her dedication period. The person must bring three animal sacrifices along with other food offerings and shave off their hair to burn under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering; this symbolizes previous devotion and current surrender to the holy God. - P156
God tells Moses to direct the priests, Aaron and his sons, in how to bless thepeople of Israel. The blessing indicates how much He desires to bestow Hisfavor uponHis people. He wants to shine upon them and grant Hisand peace to them. - P156
Many centuries later, God continues to love, guard,
sustain, and comfort His people. Just as God put His name on the Israelitesand blessed them, He identifies us as His children and continues to pourout His blessings upon us. - P156
Let us therefore live up to our roles as childrenof God, spreading the name of His Son Jesus Christ and blessing others aswe have been blessed.- P156
Heavenly Father, thank you for all of the blessings You have given me. Because You love and care for me, I have everything I need. May I receive Your grace and peace and freely share it with others. In Jesus’ name, amen.- P156
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and begracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." - Numbers6:24-26- P157
