The Tuesday within the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Trinity
Posted on June 2, 2026 by under
Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27 (NKJV)
6:22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:
24 “The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”’
27 “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.”
Devotion
This is the Aaronic Benediction—so named because it was Aaron, as the first high priest, whose office it was to speak this blessing over the people. The same blessing is used at the conclusion of the Divine Service every Sunday. The last verse is a promise: “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.” Therefore, every Sunday, God puts His name on His people and gives them peace.
The three-fold repetition of the name “the LORD” is a foreshadowing of Baptism. One is baptized into the “name,” singular, “of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”—three Persons, one divine Name, which is the LORD. As the Athanasian Creed says, “the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not three Lords, but one Lord.” In the context of the Divine Service, the Aaronic Benediction calls the saints back to their Baptism, reminds them that they belong to the Triune God, and that He blesses, keeps, and comforts them.
The Old Testament is not “outdated”; we worship the same God that Moses and Aaron preached, who is Triune—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And He does not change, therefore neither does His Benediction.
Collect: Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast given unto us, Thy servants, grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We beseech Thee, that Thou wouldst keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities; Who livest and reignest, One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
