Genesis 49:25

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Genesis 49:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25 by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

26 The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

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Genesis 28:13

And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

Genesis 28:21

so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.

Genesis 35:3

Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Genesis 43:23

“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

Deuteronomy 28:12

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

Deuteronomy 33:13

Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:14

with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,

Deuteronomy 33:15

with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

Deuteronomy 33:16

with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Deuteronomy 33:17

His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

Genesis 35:11

And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:

Deuteronomy 28:3

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

Deuteronomy 28:4

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

Deuteronomy 28:5

Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:6

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

Deuteronomy 28:7

The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.

Deuteronomy 28:8

The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.

Deuteronomy 28:9

The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.

Deuteronomy 28:10

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

Psalms 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalms 85:12

The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

1 Corinthians 3:21

Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

1 Corinthians 3:22

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

Ephesians 1:3

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

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 4:8

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.