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Blessing

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1. For blessing before eating, see Prayer
2. See Thanksgiving and prayer before taking food
3. See also Benedictions
4. Responsive blessings of the law Deut 28:1–14 Read
5. For the responsive Curses of the law, see CURSE
6. Contingent upon obedience Ex 15:26; 19:5; 20:6; 23:22; Lev 26:3–43; Deut 4:1, 40; 5:10, 29; 7:9, 12–15; 11:26–28; 12:28; 15:4, 5; 28:1–14; 29:9; 30:1–10, 15–20; Josh 1:8; 1 Kgs 2:3, 4; 3:14; 8:23; 9:3–9; 1 Chr 22:13; 28:7, 8; 2 Chr 7:17–22; 26:5; 27:6; 30:9; 31:10; Job 36:11; Prov 3:1; 16:7; Isa 1:19; Jer 7:3–7, 23; 11:1–5; 12:16; 15:19–21; 17:24–27; 22:4, 5, 15, 16; Zech 3:7; Mal 3:10–12; Matt 10:22; 24:13; Mark 13:13; Col 1:22, 23; Heb 3:6, 14; 6:11, 12; 10:36; Rev 2:10 Read
7. See Faithfulness
8. See Contingencies
9. Spiritual, from God Gen 49:24; Ex 15:2; 31:13; 33:16; Lev 21:8; Deut 33:25, 27; 1 Sam 2:4; Neh 8:10; Job 23:6; Ps 1:3; 18:1, 2, 28, 32, 35, 36; 23:2, 3; 27:14; 28:8; 29:11; 30:7; 31:24; 37:6, 17, 24, 39; 52:8; 55:22; 61:5; 63:8; 66:9; 68:18, 28, 35; 71:16; 72:6, 17; 73:23, 26; 81:10; 84:5, 11; 89:17; 92:12–14; 94:17, 18; 105:4; 119:32, 102; 132:15; 138:3, 8; 144:1, 2; 146:5; Prov 10:29; 16:6; Isa 1:25; 4:3, 4; 6:6, 7; 26:12; 28:6; 33:5, 6; 40:11, 29, 31; 41:10, 13, 14, 17, 18; 44:3; 45:8, 24; 54:17; 57:19; 58:8, 10, 11; Jer 31:12, 14, 33; Ezek 16:14; Dan 11:32; Hos 6:3; 14:5–8; Hab 3:19; Zech 10:12; 12:8; Mal 3:2, 3; 4:2; John 1:16; 17:11; Acts 20:32; Rom 9:23; 14:4; 1 Cor 12:6; 13:10, 12; 15:10; 2 Cor 1:21, 22; 3:5; 5:5; 9:8; 10:4; Eph 3:20; Phil 1:6; 2:13; 4:7, 19; Col 1:11, 12; 1 Thess 5:24; Heb 12:10, 11; Jas 1:17, 18; 1 Pet 1:5; 2 Pet 1:2–4; 1 John 1:9; 4:4; Jude 1:24 Read
10. See Regeneration
11. See Sanctification
12. Temporal, from God Gen 1:30; 8:22; 9:1–3; 22:17; 26:4, 5; 28:20, 21; 49:11, 12, 20, 24, 25; Ex 15:26; 23:22, 25, 26; 34:24; Lev 25:20–22; 26:4–10; Num 10:29; Deut 1:10; 2:7; 4:4, 40; 5:33; 6:2–25; 7:13–24; 8:1–10, 15–18; 10:18; 11:12–15; 12:7, 28; 15:4, 6; 26:18, 19; 28:7, 8; 29:5; 32:13, 14; Josh 1:8; Ruth 1:6; 1 Sam 2:7, 8; 2 Sam 7:8, 9; 1 Chr 17:7, 8; 29:12, 14, 16; 2 Chr 1:12; 31:10; Ezra 8:22; Neh 8:10; Job 5:10; 12:23; 22:18; 37:6, 10, 13, 16, 17; 38; Ps 21:3–5; 23:1, 5; 34:10; 36:6; 44:3; 65:8–13; 68:6, 9, 10, 19; 69:35, 36; 81:13–16; 85:12; 91; 103:2–5; 104; 105:24; 107:35–38; 111:5; 113:9; 115:16; 127; 135:7; 136; 145:15, 16; 146:5–9; 147:8, 9, 13, 14; Eccl 2:24; 3:13; 5:19; Isa 25:4; 30:23–26; 31:1, 2; 33:15, 16; 43:20; 48:21; 51:2; 55:10; Jer 5:24; 10:13; 14:22; 27:4–6; 30:19; 31:35; 51:16; Ezek 36:28–38; Dan 5:18; 6:20, 22; Hos 2:8; 11:3; Joel 2:21, 23, 26; Amos 4:7; Jonah 4:6; Zech 10:1; Mal 3:10–12; Matt 5:45; 6:26, 30–33; 10:29; Luke 12:22–31; John 6:31; Acts 14:17; 1 Cor 2:9; 16:2; 2 Cor 7:6; 9:8–10; Phil 4:19; 2 Pet 2:7–9 Read
13. See God, goodness of
14. See God, providence of
15. Temporal, from God, exemplified
16. To Noah, at the time of the flood Gen 7:1 Read
17. To Abraham Gen 24:1 Read
18. To Isaac Gen 26:12–24, 28 Read
19. To Jacob Gen 35:9–15 Read
20. To the Israelites
21. In Egypt Ex 11:3 Read
22. In the wilderness, supplying
23. Water Ex 17:1–7; Num 20:10, 11; Ps 78:15–20; 105:41 Read
24. Manna Ex 16:14, 31; Num 11:7–9; Neh 9:15; Ps 78:23, 24 Read
25. Quail Num 11:31–33; Ps 78:23–30; 105:40 Read
26. To David 2 Sam 5:10; 1 Chr 14:17 Read
27. To Obed-edom 2 Sam 6:11 Read
28. To Solomon 1 Kgs 3:13; 1 Chr 29:25; 2 Chr 1:1 Read
29. To Elijah
30. Fed by ravens 1 Kgs 17:2–7 Read
31. By an angel 1 Kgs 19:5–8 Read
32. To the widow of Zerephath 1 Kgs 17:12–16 Read
33. Hezekiah prospered 2 Kgs 18:6, 7; 2 Chr 32:29 Read
34. Hezekiah restored to health 2 Kgs 20:1–7 Read
35. To Asa 2 Chr 14:6, 7 Read
36. To Jehoshaphat 2 Chr 17:3–5; 20:30 Read
37. To Uzziah 2 Chr 26:5–15 Read
38. To Jotham 2 Chr 27:6 Read
39. To Job Job 1:10; 42:10, 12 Read
40. To Daniel Dan 1:9 Read
41. Temporal, prayer for Gen 27:28, 29; 28:3, 4, 20, 21; 48:16; Deut 1:11; 26:15; 33:11, 13–16, 24; 1 Kgs 8:35–50; 1 Chr 4:10; 17:27; Ps 28:9; 36:11; Prov 30:8; Matt 6:11; Rom 1:10; 1 Thess 3:11; 3 John 1:2 Read
42. See Affliction, prayer in
43. See Prayer
44. See Prosperity
45. Temporal blessings, prayer for
46. Instances of
47. Abraham Gen 15:2–4 Read
48. Abraham’s servant Gen 24:12 Read
49. Laban Gen 24:60 Read
50. Isaac Gen 25:21 Read
51. Hannah 1 Sam 1:11 Read
52. Elijah 1 Kgs 17:20, 21; 18:42, 44; Jas 5:17, 18 Read
53. Ezra Ezra 8:21–23 Read
54. Nehemiah Neh 1:11; 2:4; 6:9 Read

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.