Quotes About Blessing

But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”

for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!í”

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.

So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, and behold, you have only blessed them!”

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.

For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ëWhat great things God has done!í

And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.

Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.

He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”

Then Balakís anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.

Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?

Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.

along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.

along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram,

together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,

together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,

Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.

72,000 cattle,