The Blessing in 2 Corinthians 13:14 VS The Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26 VS The Revelation of the Triune God in Psalm 36:8-9

 

Comparison of Trinity Blessings

The Blessing in 2 Corinthians 13:14 VS The Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26 VS The Revelation of the Triune God in Psalm 36:8-9

2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 』

Numbers 6:24-26 "The LORD bless you and keep you. The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace. 』

Psalm 36:8-9 "They shall be satisfied with the fatness of Your house, and You shall make them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with you is the source of life; in your light we shall see light. 』

 

Aspect	Blessing in 2 Corinthians 13:14	Blessing in Numbers 6:24-26	Revelation in Psalm 36:8-9
Revelation of the Triune God	Son: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Father: The love of God Holy Spirit: The communion of the Holy Spirit	Father: The LORD blesses and keeps Son: The LORD's face shines and gives grace Holy Spirit: The LORD lifts His countenance and gives peace	Son: The fatness of God's house (Christ) Holy Spirit: The river of God's pleasures (the river of life) Father: The fountain of life and light
Basic Meaning	The Triune God dispensed to believers as grace (Son), love (Father), and communion (Holy Spirit)	The Triune God bestowing His blessing, grace, and peace upon His people	The Triune God as the enjoyment of God's people in His temple through divine dispensing
Expression of Divine Attributes	Love: Source of God's love Grace: Christ as our life supply Communion: Holy Spirit as the channel of divine transmission	Blessing and keeping: Attributes of the Father Face shining and giving grace: Attributes of the Son Lifting countenance and giving peace: Attributes of the Holy Spirit	Fountain of life: God the Father Fatness that satisfies: Christ the Son River of pleasures: The Holy Spirit
Relationship with Believers	The Triune God being with believers as their enjoyment	The Triune God's blessing and assurance to believers	The Triune God as believers' enjoyment and satisfaction in the temple
Practical Application	Believers can experience Christ's grace, God's love, and the Holy Spirit's communion as daily life supply and strength	Believers experience God's protection, illumination, and peace in their lives	Believers enjoy Christ as fatness, the Holy Spirit as the river of life, and God the Father as the source of life and light in God's house
Concrete Examples	In daily and church life, believers can experience the supply of the Triune God through prayer, Bible reading, and fellowship	When facing difficulties, believers experience God's protection; when needing guidance, His illumination; when feeling restless, His peace	In church life (God's temple), believers enjoy Christ's riches (fatness), the flow of the Holy Spirit (river), and God the Father as the source of all life and light
Interrelationship	These three passages all reveal the Triune God in His divine Trinity dispensing Himself into believers for their enjoyment. The blessing in 2 Corinthians 13 and the blessing in Numbers 6 are essentially the same, both revealing the Triune God as the believers' portion. Psalm 36 further reveals how the Triune God is enjoyed by believers in the temple (typifying the church).
Unique Features	Clearly expresses the Triune God as "grace, love, and communion," most directly revealing the dispensing of the Triune God	The earliest blessing of the Triune God appearing in the Bible, expressed as "blessing and keeping, face shining and giving grace, lifting countenance and giving peace"	Uses symbolic language (fatness, river, fountain of life) to describe the riches of the Triune God, emphasizing enjoyment in God's temple
Other Related Scriptures	John 1:14-17: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace...From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace...grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."	John 1:4: "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." 1 John 1:5:  "God is light and in Him is no darkness at all."	John 7:37-39: "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink...out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. Now this He said about the Spirit." Revelation 22:1-2: "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life...flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb."

Conclusion

This comparison table details the revelation of the Triune God's blessing in these three passages, including their meaning, distinctions, examples, applications, and interrelationships. From these scriptures, we can see how the Triune God reveals Himself to His people and bestows blessings in various ways.

The blessing in 2 Corinthians 13:14 directly mentions the three persons of the Triune God, expressing them as grace, love, and communion; the blessing in Numbers 6 describes the work of the Triune God as blessing and keeping, shining His face, and lifting His countenance to give peace; while Psalm 36 uses symbolic language (fatness, river, fountain of life) to display the riches of the Triune God.

These three passages together reveal a key truth: true blessing is not material possession or external achievement, but the Triune God Himself as our portion and enjoyment. When we feel empty or disappointed, we can turn to the Triune God and experience Him as our true blessing.

 

*Please refer to the July 2024 Anaheim, California, USA training Experiencing, Enjoying and Manifesting Christ (II) Week 18 God’s Grace and the All-Inclusive Spirit