Wow, what an interesting discussion about the lyrics of a song. and I hope we can rejoined in heaven to meet pray for me you are also in my prayers ! Far more and better than we can in our human frailty. The Lord bless you This side of Heaven looking up proclaiming speciality whilst shrouded in sin, Apostleship & even Angelic equivalency as some posted here in example, notwithstanding & ignorantly discarding the impossibilities there-off. We get it!! And while we may often think of blessing in material terms, this was a blessing to my heart and soul, as I gave to others through prayer what I was receiving. Moved me to tears and prayer. But heres the punchline, although you will gain a vast amount of needed knowledge & insight, God opens up His Word to each & everyone as only He sees fit & neither one will ever fully receive or develop it to an infallible state like being & surely not to a Heavenly comparable state. God has promised you favor. Songs that are emotional like this one, produced by these outfits, only escalate the problem (looking at the comments some may disagree and that is OK by me) There is a lot of GREAT contemporary christian music out there.. Getty music, City Alight, Sovereign Grace etc.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Breastplate. Its our individuality and willingness to be ourselves, as God made us, that creates the mosaic of the corporate church. This falls behind Bible study, Prayer, Meditation & selected personal worship singing songs / hymns. if this is so then the blessing is for us too. All rights reserved. Do not test God on this; be careful to do all that he has commanded (reference back to Deut 7:3-5). A universal comment I can place anywhere, but suiting the GIMME,GIMME,GIMME attitude of this song. Jon, I would submit that you are taking a bit too far. I agree its not a song that worships God. When I first heard this worship song, I immediately cried. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! (Deut 7:17-26) The Israelites are not to fear that the nations in the promised land are more numerous / stronger than they. Who is there who has visited His heavenly abode, there to learn His purposes? There are plenty of other spaces for such deliberation. After reading this review and your evaluation criteria, I would like to suggest that your score for how an outsider would interpret this song might be too heavily weighted in comparison to the other more important criteria. We are each responsible to God for ourselves, not others. The promise doesnt transfer simply because two different groups are refered to by the same name. Even money say they copped their song from the NIV which is copyrighted by law and owned by HarperCollins. To remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from zakar) to be male X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well. That makes sense! May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children, and their children May His presence go before you And behind you, and beside you All around you, and within you He is with you, He is with you In the morning, in the evening In your coming, and your going In your weeping, and rejoicing Christian artists and married couple Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe also helped pen this recent release. Repetition is bad. At the end of the year, I expect it to be the most covered of any in a long time, maybe ever. Abbie Gamboa) - Give Me Jesus, Chris Tomlin & Bethel Music - Holy Forever, Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music (Feat. Worships direction is upward toward God and God alone. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Pertaining towards your referring to This is a common blessing given at the end of church services. I do appreciate the work put in to note all those Scripture passages! Todays society readily seeks the blessings of the Lord but scorns any form of repentance that should accompany those blessings. Great question! How do I respond to this? Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. Several songs have used his words. It includes Israelites and gentiles into a single fold, a point of contention for some Israelites and a major theme throughout the entire New Testament. He is for you unaccompanied by anything else suggests that God is pleased with unrepentant sinners as they are, who neither know, love, nor follow him there is no hint in this song that people need to turn to this God and change their ways, in order to experience his full blessing. I wont be posting anymore But welcome your reply be blessed brother and I love you. Our perverted 20th century worship if filled with announcements, childrens messages, presentations, and such that we have missed the whole point of worship: To Glorify God and receive Gods blessing. Asaph pleaded with the Lord to Remember the nation You purchased long ago, the people of Your inheritance and deliver them (Psalm 74:2). Thank you for sharing this profound article! No judgment, this is a comment from a believer struggling with this songs place in worship. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. So Joseph found favor in his sight, Genesis 39:3-4 You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit. Its important to consider Gods precedent in Jeremiah: 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace. But, is that just very well-produced, glimmering, love-bombing deception? Never a toil or labor. So . If the message is Gods law and gospel, we must proclaim it and let the Holy Spirit sort out the rest. If you mean the 2nd, I think Eph. But surprise, this song actually uses biblical language and concepts which are common to the old testament covenant and the new testament gospel to remind us that God has been at work building relationships with people from the very beginning of His creation even when we choose to ignore or reject Him. I dont believe Christians should be afraid to quote scripture in order to avoid confusion by outsiders. eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. & Luke 10:27 And He answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.. The current generation is emotionally starved in history. His favor upon our lives! 09/14/2021 Per Artist Theology announcement, I expanded the red text to encourage others to study Darlene Zschechs theology via Hillsong. Michael Negru & Matt Hickok I feel more closely associated with your overall thoughts hereto, not that others have not raised some good points as well.Michael 100% correct about these songs playing to the emotional side of people in wanting to work themselves up into a frenzy with the repeating lyrics and musical crescendo, tones, drums & lightshow galore.This is for the most part false worship & false spiritual feelings. Your answer is essentially no, they wont interpret it that way. The name TastyWallet is something I came up with several years ago. 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. I agree with you as well Renee, and sadly its nothing surprising being the fact that this song was written by people who are heavily connected with churches that are not biblically sound and teach heresy (just listen to the messages from Elevation church and Gateway -very evidently self-centered and all about what profits them). Be careful not to desire their idols/gods, as that will corrupt the Israelite people, and turn them from the Lord. But Pauls actual instruction is to be speaking to on another in psalmsand make music from your heart to the Lord. So not just singing to God, but also to each other. There were those that ministered to the house of God (the people) and there were the wonderful sons of Zadok, who were permitted to minister to God to Him, not to them or us. The Lord bless you! May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.' NLT: New Living Translation Read Full Chapter Bible App Bible App for Kids Numbers 6:24-26 Read Full Chapter Compare All Versions: Numbers 6:24-26 Most of us are anyway listening too much without truly understanding & should rather read more of Gods Word, whereby we will gain more understanding & find ourselves in regular prayer. Contextually, it ends the Chorus, stating that Elevation Worship receives and agrees with the blessing. Here are the 50 most uplifting Bible scriptures on favor. Should not the entire worship service be a time of bringing blessing to all the people. Im not saying we shouldnt be sensitive to unbelievers in the context of 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Im just suggesting that 1 Thessalonians 5:22 doesnt apply in this case because all scripture is the holy word of God and cannot be withheld or moderated to avoid misunderstanding in outsiders. Jews are not THE chosen people; they are A chosen people, the first of several monotheistic religions. The psalms also talk about things that God hates (like a lying tongue). And let the beauty of the LORD our God be on us: and establish you the work of our hands on us; yes, the work of our hands establish you it. Similarly, repeating May His favor be upon you and a thousand generations, and your family and your children, and their children, and their children certainly conveys a beautiful blessing any person should feel blessed to hear, let alone to hear it repeated and be able to meditate on the idea and His inscrutable love for us! 3:3. And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. God is extremely concerned with our Theology. The greatest act of God's favor is that of eternal life, by grace we have been saved. He brought about a new covenant marked by the widespread indwelling of the Holy Spirit. May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children. We should not forget He has told us He is a jealous God jealous for us desires a relationship with each and every one of us and when we remind Him, He knows that we are thinking about that relationship, that we remember how important it is to us, that we are resetting it above our recent previous thoughts and actions, and that we love Him. It does seem to be inspired by God, based on the worldwide response. Thank you Vince for finding all the related verses; that is a huge help. It makes me draw closer to God anytime I listen to it. I listen and weep and soak . Of course not! We are called to be bereans and fruit inspectors and I will personally not partake in messages or worship that supports heretical teachings even if they may sound biblical. As a believer, if you read the Bible every day, you never know when you'll find a verse that makes you take notice. So my understanding is that Num 6 is a pronouncement of the LORDs blessing on his people Israel, usually said by the temple priests after the daily sacrifices. repeatedly listening to it not just made me to memorize it but also to think that the great god is here with me and he is here for this mere me. (NLT) Other Benedictions in the Bible In the Old Testament, benedictions were ceremonial pronouncements of God's favor or blessing on the congregation administered during worship gatherings. My score was way too harsh. Cody Carnes & Kari Jobe) - The Blessing, Rend Collective Build Your Kingdom Here, Hillsong Young & Free (Feat. He loves his followers and holds them up high. This is too evident in much of todays worship music. Welcome to The Berean Test and thank you for your comments! I dont mind the words being repeated over and over again. 11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? If God is holy and perfect, how can he be Jealous and not be in sin too? If you Google the blessing critiquehis is one of the first pages that come up. You can tell that Kari Jobe is just blown away with how well the song is being received. Prayers Points To Conceive This Year. Indeed, in every instance of God remembering, we see in the Old Testament that it always includes an action. Amen. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water . ASK YOURSELF IF SATAN PHYSICALLY IS STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU, PITCHING SELLING ETERNAL DEATH, WITH 99.9% OF TEMPORILY FUN CANDY ARE YOU ONE OF THEM WHO WILL ACCEPT IT ? , PS Whats the story behind the name TastyWallet? Oh my goodness. CCLI #: 7147007. We do not know whether the people who were being wronged . Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Blessed words. (Thus the copyright for the original piece of music.) Blessings are given as God sees fit, through grace so no person can boast. Overall my humble opinion is that it is far too vague taken as solely a Christian song & doctrinally not as sound as one would prefer. I am not normally in favor of gross repetition in worship songs, but in this case it absolutely works. Additionally, I find that repetition is the key to effectual learning. I became profitable this year, covering all the costs I put into it since 2018. And in Psalm 106:4, the Psalmist begs, Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them. Hes asking for rescue, not just kind thoughts. CHOMP-CHOMP-CHOMP . Me-Me-Me, Its all about Me NO, its not about you Its about God ALL OF IT !!! It has no echo of repentance or obedience. My heart was overwhelmed by the words reminding me of how the Lord loves us as his children. According to Romans 5:6-8, He died for us while we were sinners, rebellious, His enemy. Psalm 5:12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. Vers 21 is exactly whats happening today i.e word of faith movement, prophesying over themselves & those claiming to receive extra Biblical revelations or dreams, such as stated in verse 25 not included here I have dreamed, I have dreamed From learning to walk, talk, ride a bike, mathematics, etc., most of our learned skills and patterns form through repetition. Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes In explanation, over eating makes you sick & too much of anything diminish its value, instead of increasing its value & with all thy mind include we as Christians meditating on Spiritual things the right way. Face toward you Paul made a point of saying that we as gentiles are adopted into the family of God, and into the Abrahamic lineage (Rom 8:14-17, Gal 3:27-29). LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular, Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular, Preposition | second person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular, To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore, The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation, OT Law: Numbers 6:25 Yahweh make his face to shine (Nu Num. All around you, and within you Ive been asked by several folks from our church, When are we singing The Blessing?, and I have told them that I was thinking about it. I had not hear The Blessing until a week ago while attending a conference (with social distancing.) And dont forget, it is the famous saying of the embodiment of the devil, that repeating a lie a hundred times makes it a truth. While its Biblically accurate it is neither a song of praise nor worship because its focus is on us and not on God. This song is available in all these mediums, free of charge (though there might be the occasional ad). May His presence go before you, and behind you, and beside you. In your coming, and your going. The songs title summarizes the entire song. And each and every time i listen to it. There are a number of ways, but in Matthew 5:45 Jesus gives two practical examples. 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