Thematic Bible: Blessings


Thematic Bible



The Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys. Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialCowsGenerosity, God'sGoldSilverAbraham, In SocietyOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesSupplied With MoneyBlessed By GodMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy People

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.
Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Growth From GodCornGod's CareCareWater IrrigationOrderliness In CreationProvidence, Of God In NatureGod VisitingRiversThe EarthChange And GrowthSpilling Your Seed On The GroundTaking Care Of The Earthprovidingland


I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days. Verse ConceptsAffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

Thus the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household. Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsBlessed By God

I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot. Verse ConceptsForty YearsClothingThe Number FortyGod's ProvisionShoes40 To 50 YearsThings Wearing OutGod Led Them Through The Wildernesswandering


Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease.
Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGod Multipling PeopleGod Blesses

Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
Verse ConceptsBarnsSheepAnimals MultiplyingStores Of FoodMany Creatures

The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name live on in them,
And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
Verse ConceptsPeople Naming PeopleAngels Looking After PeopleAngels Providing ProtectionMay God Bless!

So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Verse ConceptsRacial PrejudiceWives, Duties OfIntermarriageOthers SummoningMen's OrdersPeople Who Blessed OthersInterracial Marriage

So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents. Verse ConceptsPeople Who Blessed Others

Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. Verse ConceptsPeople Who Blessed Others

So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Verse ConceptsPeople Who Blessed OthersExamples Of Following God

Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the Lord.” And they went to their own home. Verse ConceptsBenedictionsIndividuals going homeExchange Of IndividualsPeople Who Blessed Otherslent

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed— Verse ConceptsChildren, examples ofSigns Performed By ChristHabitual Getting UpPeople Who Blessed Othersrehabilitation

So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said,
“See, the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field which the Lord has blessed;
Verse ConceptsPeople KissingNosesContact With PeopleBlessed By GodPeople Who Blessed Others

But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, we should not all go, for we will be burdensome to you.” Although he urged him, he would not go, but blessed him.

Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. Verse ConceptsPeople Of God, In OtBlessing And CurseCursing IsraelGod Turning Bad Things Into Goodcurses

Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord God, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” Verse ConceptsEternal BlessingMay God Bless!DedicationBlessings From God


He shall receive a blessing from the Lord
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Verse ConceptsGod VindicatesGod Will BlessBlessings From GodTrust In Relationshipsvindication

Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
Verse ConceptsPassing ByPeople Blessing

It is like the dew of Hermon
Coming down upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever. Cross references: Psalm 133:1 : Gen 13:8; Heb 13:1 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 29:7; 30:25, 30; Lev 8:12 Psalm 133:2 : Ex 28:33; 39:24 Psalm 133:3 : Prov 19:12; Hos 14:5; Mic 5:7 Psalm 133:3 : Deut 3:9; 4:48 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 48:2; 74:2; 78:68 Psalm 133:3 : Lev 25:21; Deut 28:8; Ps 42:8 Psalm 133:3 : Ps 21:4 end of crossrefs
Verse ConceptsdewZion, As A SymbolHoly Spirit, Types Of


Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, Verse ConceptsBeing A Perfect ChristianAssurance Of SalvationFaultlessnessAble To StandBackslidingvulnerability



The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Verse ConceptsGrace Be To You

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. Verse ConceptsBenedictionsPeople Of God, In NtGrace Be To You



And I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing;
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfMultiplyingAbrahamBlessing Through God's PeopleGod Will BlessSource Of HonourMessianic PropheciesBlessing OthersSons Being A Blessing

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsThe Number TwelveAbraham, Testing And VictoryAnswered PrayerProsperity PromisedGod Multipling PeopleTwelve BeingsBlessed By GodGod Paid Attention To MeSons Being A Blessingfruitfulness

Then Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. Verse ConceptsWhy Do You Do This?What Is God's Name?Blessed By God

And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” Verse ConceptsSalutationsGod With Specific PeopleSpoken Greetingsgabriel

As soon as you enter the city you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up for you will find him at once.” Verse ConceptsPeople EatingPeople Who Blessed Others

Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of ThankfulfnessRiches, Nature OfSittingThankfulnessThanksgivingThanksgiving Before MealsFive ThingsFeeding GroupsReclining To EatThe Disciples ActionsBreaking Of BreadTwo AnimalsGiving Food And DrinkJesus PrayingThanking God For FoodDividing Food

and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. Verse ConceptsThankfulnessThanksgiving Before MealsSeven ThingsBreaking Of BreadGiving Food And DrinkThanking God For FoodDividing FoodFish

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. Verse ConceptsBreaking Of BreadThankfulnessThanksgiving, OfferedThanking God For Food

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Verse ConceptsBreaking Of BreadLord's SupperSacramentsThanksgivingEating Christ's BodyRemembering ChristThanking God For FoodBreadcommunionremembranceanniversaryBelievers Remembering God


And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment. Verse ConceptsHourAt The Same TimeThose Jesus HealedFaith And Healing

Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you according to your faith." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"


And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. Verse ConceptsAffirmationsdoubt, results ofIndecisionMountains RemovedPlucking OutChrist Telling The TruthIn The Heart Of The SeaOther MiraclesFaith Moving MountainsMoving On

Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed? Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsGentiles, In OtConsistencyBlessings, To AbrahamMission, Of IsraelParticipation, In ChristBlessing Through God's People

Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. read more.
"In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

"Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham. "I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;


Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU."

"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.




Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, 'Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen. 'For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;

But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish--like smoke they vanish away. The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.


An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
Verse ConceptsBeginningReceiving An InheritanceInheritanceMoney Blessings

And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim. Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood. But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations. read more.
And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.