Separation and Service
Thoughts on Numbers VI and VII
Book · 4 chapters · 1 hr 18 min read · Moderate
Separation and Service
Thoughts on Numbers VI and VII
Hudson Taylor · 1832–1905
About this book
Hudson Taylor’s exposition of Numbers 6 and 7 — the Nazarite’s separation to God, the threefold priestly blessing, and the princes’ freewill offerings — read as a pattern of consecration, blessing, and “princely service.” Written by the founder of the China Inland Mission, it turns two easily-skipped chapters of the law into a searching study of belonging wholly to God.
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…
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