What is the one grand answer to all these questions? walk just as He walked” (1 John 2:6). Son, and into the body. As the dew of Hermon that descended upon the mountains of Zion; [The interpolated words, "and as the dew," spoil the beauty of the figure.] made regarding it. sent this take on Psalm 133, and I thought you would appreciate the comments Get the latest content delivered daily to your inbox. for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.". Thus we shall learn to bear and forbear. As in verse 2, in which the oil runs from the top of Aaron's head all the way down to the hem of his skirt, this is another "top to bottom" image. Simply this: these beloved servants of Christ lived so in their Master's presence, and drank so deeply into His Spirit, they dwelt so near the Man in the glory, that the fragrant ointment, and the refreshing dew, fell upon their souls abundantly, and made them channels of blessing to others. Thus there will be largeness of heart, breadth of mind, and depth of sympathy. This is the way to dwell in unity with our brethren. It is Christ, and not self; and this is what we want, if we are to "dwell together in unity.".

and is then applied relationally. It is the unity of the Spirit, not the unity of the body, we are to keep in the uniting bond of peace. If brethren are to dwell together in unity, they must have the "ointment" and the "dew" dropping continually upon them. Dew from Hermon. Its 9,000-feet-high peak is perpetually snowcapped and can be seen from miles away. Zion, in Judea, is far to the south. Not that the dew of Hermon actually descended there; but when changing the comparison, in illustration of brotherly love, from oil to dew, he most naturally thought (perhaps from some former observation) of the dew of Hermon, and immediately thought of Zion as if that dew descended there: that is, love, unity, and concord there would be as if the dew of Hermon should descend on the barren hills of Zion or … down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of Then, what joy to be enabled, in any little measure, to refresh the heart of God! The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. his robes! If we imagine Palestine aso a body, Hermon is at the "head," and the dew flows all the way down to Zion near the "feet," covering the whole land.

See what over 145,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. allows the aligning of each member in relation to other members. Hermon, in the Ante-Lebanon range, is the highest point in the north of Palestine. of Hermon, which 3 It is like the dew It was another holy mountain, and it looks like one too. They must live close to Christ, and be occupied with Him, so that they may show forth His virtues, and reflect His blessed image. This will cost us something. It will be loving and embracing "all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Hermon is the very loftiest peak in all the land of Palestine, and from its snowy cap, when all the surrounding country is parched, the refreshing dew descends upon the mountains of Zion; and this is one of the figures used by the Holy Ghost to illustrate the beauty and pleasantness of brethren dwelling together in unity. It is one thing to talk about unity, and another thing altogether to dwell in it. Recently ", The blessed Head loves all His members, and if we are drinking into His spirit, if we are learning of Him, we shall love all likewise. "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! There is another good reason why David chose Hermon as the place from which the water descended down into Zion. It is like ointment descending from the head of the high priest to the skirts of his garment; and it is like the dew descending, in refreshing power, from Hermon's snowy top.

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