18 Bible Verses About Blessings From God, and What Scripture Means by a Blessing

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • The Hebrew verb barak is defined in Strong’s as “to kneel,” and Scripture uses it in both directions: God blesses people, and people bless God.
  • The priestly blessing widens as it goes — three words, then five, then seven — and was said over the people rather than about them.
  • Deuteronomy 28 gives fourteen verses to the blessings and fifty-four to the curses.
  • Psalm 1 promises fruit “in season” rather than all the time.
  • 1 Peter 3:9 tells believers to repay evil and insults with blessing.

In Scripture a blessing begins as a spoken word, from God or from someone speaking in his name, and what it promises is mostly presence, peace and provision for real needs. The Hebrew verb, barak, is used in both directions: God blesses people, and people bless God, as in “Bless the Lord, O my soul” (Psalm 103:1 in the ESV). Strong’s concordance defines it as “to kneel.” The eighteen verses below cover what the word means, what the blessing on…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

The Hebrew barak shares a root with berek, knee. It is used of God blessing people at Genesis 12:2 and of people blessing God at Psalm 103:1.

The priestly blessing runs to three, five and seven words in the Hebrew of Numbers 6:24, 25 and 26.

The blessing to all peoples is added at Genesis 12:3.

The blessings of Deuteronomy 28 run from verse 1 to 14; the curses from verse 15 to 68.

The food, drink and clothing behind Matthew 6:33 are at Matthew 6:25-32.

The gift Paul is thanking the Philippians for is described at Philippians 4:15-18.

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