Blessing

 Shared without comment, what the scriptures say about blessing:

Blessing

Numbers 6:22-2

Aaron’s Benediction

22 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless h1288  the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:

24 The LORD bless h1288  you, and keep you;

25 The LORD make His face shine on you,

And be gracious to you;

26 The LORD lift up His countenance on you,

And give you peace.’

27 So they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless h1288  them.”

h1288. בָּרַךְ barak; a prim. root; to kneel, bless:--

289 references

Gen 1:22, 27, 2:3 , 5:2 - Creation

Gen 9:1 - God blessed Noah

Gen 12- God blessed Abram

Gen 17:16 - God blessed Sarah

Gen 22:16 - Abraham’s second blessing, after offering Isaac 

Gen 25:11 - God blessed Isaac

Gen 27:26 - Isaac blessed Jacob

Gen 27:39 - but had no good blessing for Esau

Gen 47:7 - Jacob blessed Pharaoh 

Gen 48:15 - Israel blessed Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh

Gen 49- Jacob blessed all twelve sons

Lev 9:22- Aaron blessed the people after an offering

Dt 7:12-16- blessing of the covenant

Dt 11- blessings and curses for obedience or disobedience 

1 Sam 2:20- Eli blessed Samuels parents for more children

1 Chron 4:10- prayer of Jabez, “bless me indeed”

Job 42:12- the Lord blessed Job with more children and herds

Ps 5:12- Lord blesses the righteous man

Ps 67:1- prayer for God’s blessing

Psalms 100:4

4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving

And His courts with praise.

Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

Psalms 103:1

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Ps 109:28- return curses with blessings

Ps 128-  A blessing for all who fear the Lord. A song of ascent

Pr 3:33- blessings and curses

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 New Testament 

Bless

Luke 6:28

28 bless g2127  those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

g2127. εὐλογέω eulogeō ; from 2095 and 3056; to speak well of, praise:--

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Mt 14:19- Jesus blessed the loaves and fishes

Lk 1:42- Elizabeth blesses Mary

Romans 12:14

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

1 Corinthians 10:16

16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

Ephesians 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Hb 6:14- Abraham’s blessing

Hb 7- the blessing of Melchizedek

Hebrews 7:7

7 But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Hb 11:20-21- the blessings of Isaac and Jacob

James 3:8-9

8 But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;

1 Peter 3:8-9

8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; 9 not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

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Blessed

Matthew 5:1

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 5:3

3 “ Blessed g3107  are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

g3107. μακάριος makarios ; from μάκαρ makar (happy); blessed, happy:--

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Luke 11:28

28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

John 20:29

29 Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”