From 8711224fe7e8c979a94f127974f1c3ba061b3bc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sandyengle Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:53:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'bless.md' --- bless.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bless.md diff --git a/bless.md b/bless.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..59e1e8d --- /dev/null +++ b/bless.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Bless (Blessing) + +The word “bless” is used to talk about someone saying a prayer or saying words so that something good will happen to the person being blessed. + +God causes good things to happen to a person when he blesses that person. God promised to bless the Israelites if they would obey the law of Moses (see: Deuteronomy 28:1-14). God promised Abraham that Abraham would be a blessing to other people (see: Genesis 12:2). That is, God would bless the people who are friends with Abraham and his descendants. + + +When a person blesses someone else, the person is desiring for good things to happen to the other person. In the Bible, a father often gave a special blessing to his children (see: Genesis 27:27-29; 48:15-16; 49:1-28). + + +When people "bless" God or desire that God be blessed, they are praising him (see: Psalms 16:7; 103:1). + + +See: Pray (Prayer); Israel; Law of Moses; Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs); Praise + + +#### More Information About This Topic + + +The word "bless" is sometimes used when praying for a meal. A person who does this is thanking and praising God for the food (see: Matthew 26:26). + +A blessing is the opposite of a curse. Jesus and Paul told Christians to bless the people who cursed them (see: Luke 6:28, 1 Corinthians 4:12). + +See: Curse