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Luke 24:50-51
Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.
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Numbers 6:23-27
“ Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing:‘ May the Lord bless you and protect you.May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.”
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2 Chronicles 30 27
Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven.
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1 Kings 8 55
He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:
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Genesis 49:28
These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
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Genesis 48:15-20
Then he blessed Joseph and said,“ May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked— the God who has been my shepherd all my life, to this very day,the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly throughout the earth.”But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.“ No, my father,” he said.“ This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”But his father refused.“ I know, my son; I know,” he replied.“ Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing:“ The people of Israel will use your names when they give a blessing. They will say,‘ May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
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2 Samuel 6 20
When David returned home to bless his own family, Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet him. She said in disgust,“ How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!”
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Genesis 27:20-40
Isaac asked,“ How did you find it so quickly, my son?”“ The Lord your God put it in my path!” Jacob replied.Then Isaac said to Jacob,“ Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.”So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him.“ The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said.But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.“ But are you really my son Esau?” he asked.“ Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.Then Isaac said,“ Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.Then Isaac said to Jacob,“ Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said,“ Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed!“ From the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain and bountiful new wine.May many nations become your servants, and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. All who curse you will be cursed, and all who bless you will be blessed.”As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt.Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said,“ Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing.”But Isaac asked him,“ Who are you?” Esau replied,“ It’s your son, your firstborn son, Esau.”Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said,“ Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry.“ Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.But Isaac said,“ Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”Esau exclaimed,“ No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”Isaac said to Esau,“ I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine— what is left for me to give you, my son?”Esau pleaded,“ But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept.Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,“ You will live away from the richness of the earth, and away from the dew of the heaven above.You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. But when you decide to break free, you will shake his yoke from your neck.”
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Genesis 28:1-4
So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said,“ You must not marry any of these Canaanite women.Instead, go at once to Paddan aram, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of your uncle Laban’s daughters.May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.”
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2 Corinthians 13 14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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1 Timothy 3 16
Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
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Deuteronomy 32:1
“ Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
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Hebrews 11:20-21
It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff.
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Genesis 47:7-10
Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob, and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.“ How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him.Jacob replied,“ I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court.
