Blessing
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BLESSING.See Beatitudes.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
"The less is blessed of the better" (Heb_7:7). Aaron and the priests pronounced the benediction (Num_6:22-27; Deu_10:8). Jacob and Moses gave dying blessings prophetical of the character and history of the several tribes (Genesis 49; Deuteronomy 33). The cup in the Lord's supper is called "the cup of blessing" from the Passover cup of wine called so because "blessing" was offered over it to God. 1Co_10:15.
Paul says, "the cup which WE bless," namely, the minister and the congregation; not he alone by any priestly authority, but as representing the congregation who virtually through Him bless the cup. The celebrant is the church. The minister is the leader of the congregation. The consecration is the corporate act of the whole church. The joint blessing by him and them (not the cup itself, which in the Greek is not nominative but accusative) and the consequent drinking together constitute the "communion," i.e. joint participation of the blood of Christ.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Consistently the Bible refers to the gifts that God gives, whether material or spiritual, as blessings (Gen_9:1; Lev_25:21; Num_6:22-26; Psa_115:12-15; Pro_10:22; Eph_1:3; Heb_6:7). Often it contrasts Gods blessings with his cursings or punishments (Deu_11:26-28; Deu_27:12-13; Deu_30:19).
Even in ordinary human relationships, to desire blessing or cursing for another person meant to desire benefits or calamities for that person (Gen_27:12; Num_22:6; Rom_12:14; Jam_3:10-11). A blessing in this sense was not a mere expression of good wishes, but an announcement that people believed carried with it the power to make the wishes come true (Gen_27:27-29; Gen_27:33; Gen_49:1; Gen_49:28; Num_24:10; 2Sa_7:29). (For a similar idea, but with opposite results, see CURSE.)
People gave blessings on important occasions, most notably at births, marriages and farewells (Gen_14:18-19; Gen_24:60; Rth_4:14-15; Mar_10:13-16; Luk_2:33-35; Luk_24:50). Usually the person of higher status blessed the one of lower status (Heb_7:7; cf. Gen_14:18-20).
The blessing that people in Israelite families wanted most was the prophetic announcement by which the head of the family passed on favours to his children (Gen_27:36-41; Gen_48:8-22; Gen_49:1-28; Deuteronomy 33; Heb_11:20-21; Heb_12:17). Probably the most striking example of a blessing carrying with it the power of certain fulfilment was Gods blessing to Abraham that promised him a people and a land (Gen_12:1-3; Gen_26:24).
Since a blessing expressed the desire for a persons well-being, it was also used as a formal greeting, even from an inferior to a superior (Gen_47:7-10). A blessing could therefore become an expression of praise, and in this sense grateful people can bless God (Psa_28:6; Psa_31:21; Psa_41:13; Dan_2:19-20; Mar_11:9-10; Luk_1:68; Rom_1:25; Eph_1:3). A thanksgiving to God such as before eating a meal is sometimes called a blessing (Mar_6:41; Mar_8:7; Mar_14:22; 1Co_10:16).
There is another word sometimes translated blessed that refers to the happiness or well-being of a person. It is usually used to denote the contented state of the person who lives uprightly according to Gods principles and who, as a result, enjoys Gods favour (Psa_1:1; Psa_32:1; Psa_41:1; Pro_3:13; Mat_11:6; Mat_16:17; Luk_1:45; Luk_12:37; Rom_4:6-9; Jam_1:12; Rev_16:15). When people enter Gods kingdom and live under the kingly rule of Christ, they experience the sort of deep seated joy that Christ himself experienced. Such joy is a foretaste of the greater blessedness that will be theirs when they are with Christ in the day of his kingdoms final glory (Mat_5:2-11; Mat_25:34; Joh_15:11; see JOY).
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary by Don Fleming
PRINTER 1990.
(בּרכה, berākhāh; εὐλογία, eulogı́a): Sometimes means the form of words used in invoking the bestowal of good, as in Deu_33:1; Jos_8:34; and Jam_3:10. Sometimes it means the good or the benefit itself which has been conferred, as in Gen_27:36, ?Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?? and Pro_10:22, ?The blessing of Yahweh, it maketh rich.? ?The cup of blessing? (τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, tó potḗrion tḗs eulogı́as, a special use of the word in 1Co_10:16), means the cup for which we bless God, or which represents to us so much blessin g from God.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
The terms 'blessing' and 'to bless' occur very often in the Scriptures, and in applications too obvious to require explanation or comment. The patriarchal blessings of sons form the exception, these being, in fact, prophecies rather than blessings, or blessings only in so far as they for the most part involved the invocation and the promise of good things to come upon the parties concerned. The most remarkable instances are those of Isaac 'blessing' Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27); of Jacob 'blessing' his twelve sons (Genesis 49); and of Moses 'blessing the twelve tribes' (Deuteronomy 32).
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
"The less is blessed of the better" (Heb_7:7). Aaron and the priests pronounced the benediction (Num_6:22-27; Deu_10:8). Jacob and Moses gave dying blessings prophetical of the character and history of the several tribes (Genesis 49; Deuteronomy 33). The cup in the Lord's supper is called "the cup of blessing" from the Passover cup of wine called so because "blessing" was offered over it to God. 1Co_10:15.
Paul says, "the cup which WE bless," namely, the minister and the congregation; not he alone by any priestly authority, but as representing the congregation who virtually through Him bless the cup. The celebrant is the church. The minister is the leader of the congregation. The consecration is the corporate act of the whole church. The joint blessing by him and them (not the cup itself, which in the Greek is not nominative but accusative) and the consequent drinking together constitute the "communion," i.e. joint participation of the blood of Christ.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Consistently the Bible refers to the gifts that God gives, whether material or spiritual, as blessings (Gen_9:1; Lev_25:21; Num_6:22-26; Psa_115:12-15; Pro_10:22; Eph_1:3; Heb_6:7). Often it contrasts Gods blessings with his cursings or punishments (Deu_11:26-28; Deu_27:12-13; Deu_30:19).
Even in ordinary human relationships, to desire blessing or cursing for another person meant to desire benefits or calamities for that person (Gen_27:12; Num_22:6; Rom_12:14; Jam_3:10-11). A blessing in this sense was not a mere expression of good wishes, but an announcement that people believed carried with it the power to make the wishes come true (Gen_27:27-29; Gen_27:33; Gen_49:1; Gen_49:28; Num_24:10; 2Sa_7:29). (For a similar idea, but with opposite results, see CURSE.)
People gave blessings on important occasions, most notably at births, marriages and farewells (Gen_14:18-19; Gen_24:60; Rth_4:14-15; Mar_10:13-16; Luk_2:33-35; Luk_24:50). Usually the person of higher status blessed the one of lower status (Heb_7:7; cf. Gen_14:18-20).
The blessing that people in Israelite families wanted most was the prophetic announcement by which the head of the family passed on favours to his children (Gen_27:36-41; Gen_48:8-22; Gen_49:1-28; Deuteronomy 33; Heb_11:20-21; Heb_12:17). Probably the most striking example of a blessing carrying with it the power of certain fulfilment was Gods blessing to Abraham that promised him a people and a land (Gen_12:1-3; Gen_26:24).
Since a blessing expressed the desire for a persons well-being, it was also used as a formal greeting, even from an inferior to a superior (Gen_47:7-10). A blessing could therefore become an expression of praise, and in this sense grateful people can bless God (Psa_28:6; Psa_31:21; Psa_41:13; Dan_2:19-20; Mar_11:9-10; Luk_1:68; Rom_1:25; Eph_1:3). A thanksgiving to God such as before eating a meal is sometimes called a blessing (Mar_6:41; Mar_8:7; Mar_14:22; 1Co_10:16).
There is another word sometimes translated blessed that refers to the happiness or well-being of a person. It is usually used to denote the contented state of the person who lives uprightly according to Gods principles and who, as a result, enjoys Gods favour (Psa_1:1; Psa_32:1; Psa_41:1; Pro_3:13; Mat_11:6; Mat_16:17; Luk_1:45; Luk_12:37; Rom_4:6-9; Jam_1:12; Rev_16:15). When people enter Gods kingdom and live under the kingly rule of Christ, they experience the sort of deep seated joy that Christ himself experienced. Such joy is a foretaste of the greater blessedness that will be theirs when they are with Christ in the day of his kingdoms final glory (Mat_5:2-11; Mat_25:34; Joh_15:11; see JOY).
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary by Don Fleming
PRINTER 1990.
(בּרכה, berākhāh; εὐλογία, eulogı́a): Sometimes means the form of words used in invoking the bestowal of good, as in Deu_33:1; Jos_8:34; and Jam_3:10. Sometimes it means the good or the benefit itself which has been conferred, as in Gen_27:36, ?Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?? and Pro_10:22, ?The blessing of Yahweh, it maketh rich.? ?The cup of blessing? (τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, tó potḗrion tḗs eulogı́as, a special use of the word in 1Co_10:16), means the cup for which we bless God, or which represents to us so much blessin g from God.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
The terms 'blessing' and 'to bless' occur very often in the Scriptures, and in applications too obvious to require explanation or comment. The patriarchal blessings of sons form the exception, these being, in fact, prophecies rather than blessings, or blessings only in so far as they for the most part involved the invocation and the promise of good things to come upon the parties concerned. The most remarkable instances are those of Isaac 'blessing' Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27); of Jacob 'blessing' his twelve sons (Genesis 49); and of Moses 'blessing the twelve tribes' (Deuteronomy 32).
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
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