In the Bible, being blessed means two things: the condition of a person who lives God’s way, and the good God gives when he blesses. Psalm 1:1 and the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10) describe the first; Genesis 12:2, Numbers 6:24-26 and Ephesians 1:3 describe the second. The Hebrew keeps the two senses apart. Psalm 1:1, Psalm 32:1 and Psalm 41:1 open with esher, blessedness or happiness, a statement about a person’s condition. Genesis 12:2, Numbers 6:24 and Jeremiah 17:7 use the…
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