Blessings & Protection Verses
God's favor, divine protection, and abundant blessings promised to those who walk in His ways.
According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Which in his times he shall shew, {who is} the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; {glorious...: Gr. the appearance of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ}
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. {maintain...: or, profess honest trades}
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: {by: or, for}
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descent: or, pedigree}
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, {leaning} upon the top of his staff.