Deuteronomy 33:24

But the Church has oil wherewith she dresses the wounds of her children, lest the hardness of the wound spread deeply; she has oil which she has received secretly. With this oil Asher washed his feet as it is written: "A blessed son is Asher, and he shall be acceptable to his brothers, and shall dip his feet in oil."

The increase of their numbers. They were now a numerous tribe, Num. xxvi. "Let it be more so: Let Asher be blessed with children. " Note, Children, especially children of the covenant, are blessings, not burdens.

24, 25. of Asher he said--The condition of this tribe is described as combining all the elements of earthly felicity. dip his foot in oil--These words allude either to the process of extracting the oil by foot presses, or to his district as particularly fertile and adapted to the culture of the olive.

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise A Sermon (No. 2062) Intended for Reading on Lord's-day, January 6th, 1889, Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington On Thursday Evening, March 29th, 1888. "And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be."’Deuteronomy 33:24-25.

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise A Sermon (No. 2062) Intended for Reading on Lord's-day, January 6th, 1889, Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington On Thursday Evening, March 29th, 1888. "And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be."’Deuteronomy 33:24-25. I once heard an old minister say that he thought the blessing of Asher was peculiarly the blessing of ministers; and his eyes twinkled as he added, "At any rate, they are usually blessed with children, and it is a great blessing for them if they are acceptable to their brethren, and if they are so truly anointed that they even dip their foot in oil." Well, well, I pray that all of us who preach the gospel may enjoy this triplet of blessings in the highest sense. If our quiver is not full of children according to the flesh, yet may we have many born unto God through our ministry. May we be blessed by being made spiritual fathers to very many, who shall be brought by us to receive life, pardon, peace, and holiness, through our Lord Jesus. What is the use of our life if it be not so? To what end have we preached unless we see souls born into the family of grace? My inmost soul longs to see all my hearers born anew: this would be my greatest joy, my highest blessedness. Ask for me the blessing of Asher’"Let Asher be blessed with children"; and may the Lord make my spiritual offspring to be as the sands upon the sea-shore.