Exploring the Gospel through the Aaronic Blessing :“The LORD bless
you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you,” (Numbers
6:24–25). For centuries, Christians have read these words and received
them as a blessing. But have they deeply considered the meaning behind
them? What does it mean for God’s face to shine upon his people? Faces
are often referred to as the window to the soul, displaying emotion and
providing relational clarity between individuals. This theme of faces
reverberates throughout Scripture, first appearing with Adam and Eve and
notably surfacing in the Aaronic benediction in Numbers 6. The Lord
Bless You and Keep You explores this benediction to discover the
important connection between a person’s face and the face of God—finding
that through faces, God shines the light of the gospel upon his people
and offers his grace, goodness, and blessing to those who believe in him.