The Nazarite
The Lord instructed Moses: "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When a man or woman makes a special vow, a Nazirite vow, to consecrate himself to the Lord, he is to abstain from wine and beer. (strong drink).
You must not cut his hair throughout his time of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the Lord; he is to let the hair of his head grow long.
He must not go near a dead body during the time he consecrates himself to the Lord.
This is the law of the Nazirite: On the day his time of consecration is completed, he must be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to present an offering to the Lord.... Numbers 61-3; 5,6;13,14
A Nazarite was one who was not a Levite but one who wanted to dedicate themselves to the Lord for a period of time. We see the mothers of Sampson and Samuel took a Nazarite vow during their time of barrenness and this Nazarite status was taken up by both Sampson and Samuel.
Not cutting the hair showed a belief that the hair represented the life and in some cases anointing for a task. King Saul came under such anointing at two separate times. He prophesied with the prophets(1 Samuel 10:9-13) and another time holy rage came on him when he heard of the siege of Jabesh so that he became like a warrior. (1 Samuel 11:5-11). Sampson was a holy warrior (Judges 14:19). The Spirit of the Lord gave him special physical power.
As I read this I am convicted that as a Christian I am set apart from the things of the world for a task of being a light to my world. I am anointed for the task, filled with the Spirit of God. Just as Saul, Sampson and even Samuel were not perfect in all ways, neither am I but I cannot wait to be perfect before I act. I must do what I am here to do.
Jesus told the disciples to wait until they received power from on high and they did in the form of the holy Spirit. We have the Holy Spirit now and so we do not need to wait for that endowment but rather to wait on the Lord for His good pleasure.
Today, why not 'Go' into the world and be the light and salt. Amen!
You must not cut his hair throughout his time of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the Lord; he is to let the hair of his head grow long.
He must not go near a dead body during the time he consecrates himself to the Lord.
This is the law of the Nazirite: On the day his time of consecration is completed, he must be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to present an offering to the Lord.... Numbers 61-3; 5,6;13,14
A Nazarite was one who was not a Levite but one who wanted to dedicate themselves to the Lord for a period of time. We see the mothers of Sampson and Samuel took a Nazarite vow during their time of barrenness and this Nazarite status was taken up by both Sampson and Samuel.
Not cutting the hair showed a belief that the hair represented the life and in some cases anointing for a task. King Saul came under such anointing at two separate times. He prophesied with the prophets(1 Samuel 10:9-13) and another time holy rage came on him when he heard of the siege of Jabesh so that he became like a warrior. (1 Samuel 11:5-11). Sampson was a holy warrior (Judges 14:19). The Spirit of the Lord gave him special physical power.
As I read this I am convicted that as a Christian I am set apart from the things of the world for a task of being a light to my world. I am anointed for the task, filled with the Spirit of God. Just as Saul, Sampson and even Samuel were not perfect in all ways, neither am I but I cannot wait to be perfect before I act. I must do what I am here to do.
Jesus told the disciples to wait until they received power from on high and they did in the form of the holy Spirit. We have the Holy Spirit now and so we do not need to wait for that endowment but rather to wait on the Lord for His good pleasure.
Today, why not 'Go' into the world and be the light and salt. Amen!
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