All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. – Genesis 49:8 (NIV)
It would be an interesting study to follow the twelve tribes and see just how closely these blessings were carried out. Some of the [...]
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Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” – Genesis 32:28 (NIV)
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
And Let all God’s [...]
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“He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created he called them ‘man’” – Genesis 5:2 (NIV)
Blessed beyond the curse. Even though Adam and Eve messed up and were thrown out of Eden, God still blessed them. When we sin, God still loves us much in the same way a [...]
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