Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

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Bible References

He hath

Numbers 22:12
But God said to Balaam, "You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed."
Genesis 12:2
Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.
Genesis 22:17
I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.

I cannot

Numbers 22:18
Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Romans 8:38
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,
1 Peter 1:5
who by God's power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

General references

Numbers 23:8
How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?

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