“And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.”
It was also called Mizpah, because he said: may the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. Mizpah means watchtower. The famous phrase — may the LORD watch between us — is not a warm blessing but a covenant of mutual accountability before God when the parties cannot monitor each other. The application: the Mizpah benediction is a serious covenant of accountability, not a fond farewell.
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