-General scriptures concerning Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12; 22:32; 24:10-16; Deuteronomy 5:11; 2Samuel 12:14; 2Kings 19:22; Job 9:16, 17, 2Chronicles 32:19; 34, 35; 10:2-7; 13:7-9, 25-27; 15:13, 16:9, 25, 26; 19:6, 7, 11, 14; 21, 22; 21:13, 14; 22:12-14, 17; 30:21; 34:5, 6, 9, 33:10, 11; 16-19, 37; 37:20; 40:2; Psalms 5:1, 2; 10:11, 13; 50:21; 73:9, 11; 74:18; 78:19, 20; 94:7; 139:20; Proverbs 30:7-9;

Isaiah 8:21, 22; 29:15, 16; 36:15, 18, 20, 21; 37:10, 23; 40:27; 45:9; 52:5; 65:7; Jeremiah 4:10; 17:15; 20:7; 23:10; Ezekiel 8:12; 9:9; 18:25; 20:27; 33:17-20; 35:12, 13; Daniel 7:25; 11:36, 37; Hosea 7:13; Zephaniah 1:12; Zechariah 5:3, 4; Malachi 3:13, 14; Matthew 10:25; 12:31, 32; 15:19; Mark 3:29, 30; 7:21-23; Luke 12:10; John 19:7; Romans 2:24; 1Corinthians 12:3; Colossians 3:8; 2Thessalonians 2:4; 2Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 10:29; James 2:7; 3:10; 5:12; 2Peter 3:3, 4; Revelation 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21; 17:3

-Prophecy of Revelation 13:1, 16:9, 5, 6; 11, 21; 17:3

-INSTANCES OF .The depraved son of Shelomith, who, in an altercation with an Israelite, cursed God Leviticus 24:10-16 .Of the Israelites, in complaining against God Numbers 21:5, 6 .Infidels, who used the adultery of David as an occasion to blaspheme 2Samuel 12:14 .Shimei, in his malice toward David 2Samuel 16:5 .Rabshakeh, in the siege of Jerusalem 2Kings 18:22; 19; Isaiah 36:15-20; 37:10-33 .Job's wife, when she exhorted Job to curse God and die Job 2:9 .Peter, when accused of being a disciple of Jesus Matthew 26:74; Mark 14:71 .The revilers of Jesus, when he was crucified Matthew 27:40-44, 63 .The early Christians, persecuted by Saul of Tarsus, compelled to blaspheme the name of Jesus Acts 26:11; 1Timothy 1:13 .Two disciples, Hymenaeus and Alexander, who were delivered to Satan, so that they could learn not to blaspheme 1Timothy 1:20 .The man of sin 2Thessalonians 2:3, 4 .Backslidden Ephesians Revelation 2:9

-FALSE INDICTMENTS FOR .Of Naboth 1Kings 21:13 .Jesus Matthew 26:65; Mark 14:58; Luke 22:70, 71; John 19:7 .Stephen Acts 6:11, 13 .Jesus falsely accused of, previously to his trial Mark 2:7; Luke 5:21

-Blight 1Kings 8:37

-Sent as a judgment Deuteronomy 28:22; 2Kings 19:7; Isaiah 37:7; Amos 4:9; Haggai 2:17

-FIGURATIVE Exodus 15:8; 2Samuel 22:16; Job 4:9; Psalms 18:15

-One of Herod's officers Acts 12:20

-(A physical deformity) -Debarred sons of Aaron from exercise of priestly offices Leviticus 21:17-23

-Animals with, forbidden to be used for sacrifice Leviticus 22:19-25

-FIGURATIVE Ephesians 5:27; 1Peter 1:19

-For blessing before eating, see PRAYER

-See THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER BEFORE TAKING FOOD

-See also BENEDICTIONS

-RESPONSIVE BLESSINGS OF THE LAW Deuteronomy 28:1-14
.For the responsive curses of the law, see CURSE

-CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE Exodus 15:26; 19:5; 20:6; 23:22; Leviticus 26:3-43; Deuteronomy 4:1, 40; 5:10, 29; 7:9, 12-15; 11:26-28; 12:28; 15:4, 5; 28:1-14; 29:9; 30:1-10, 15-20; Joshua 1:8; 1Kings 2:3, 4; 3:14; 8:23; 9:3-9; 1Chronicles 22:13; 28:7, 8; 2Chronicles 7:17-22; 26:5; 27:6; 30:9; 31:10; Job 36:11; Proverbs 3:1; 16:7; Isaiah 1:19; Jeremiah 7:3-7, 23; 11:1-5; 12:16; 15:19-21; 22:4, 5, 17:24-27; 15, 16; Zechariah 3:7; Malachi 3:10-12; Matthew 10:22; 24:13; Mark 13:13; Colossians 1:22, 23; Hebrews 3:6, 14; 6:11, 12; 10:36; Revelation 2:10
.See FAITHFULNESS
.See CONTINGENCIES

-SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD Genesis 49:24; Exodus 15:2; 31:13; 33:16; Leviticus 21:8; Deuteronomy 33:25, 27; 1Samuel 2:4; Nehemiah 8:10; Job 23:6; 18:1, 2, 28, 32, Psalms 1:3; 35, 36; 23:2, 3; 27:14; 28:8; 29:11; 30:7; 37:6, 17, 31:24; 24, 39; 52:8; 55:22; 61:5; 63:8; 68:18, 66:9; 28, 35; 71:16; 72:6, 17; 73:23, 26; 81:10; 84:5, 11; 89:17; 92:12-14; 94:17, 18; 105:4; 119:32, 102; 132:15; 138:3, 8; 144:1, 2; 146:5;

Proverbs 10:29; 16:6; Isaiah 1:25; 4:3, 4; 6:6, 7; 26:12; 28:6; 40:11, 33:5, 6; 29, 31; 41:10, 13, 14, 17, 18; 44:3; 45:8, 24; 54:17; 58:8, 57:19; 10, 11; Jeremiah 31:12, 14, 33; Ezekiel 16:14; Daniel 11:32; Hosea 6:3; 14:5-8; Habakkuk 3:19; Zechariah 10:12; 12:8; Malachi 3:2, 3; 4:2; John 1:16; 17:11; Acts 20:32; Romans 9:23; 14:4; 1Corinthians 12:6; 13:10, 12; 15:10; 2Corinthians 1:21, 22; 3:5; 5:5; 9:8; 10:4; Ephesians 3:20; Philippians 1:6; 2:13; 4:7, 19; Colossians 1:11, 12; 1Thessalonians 5:24; Hebrews 12:10, 11; James 1:17, 18; 1Peter 1:5; 2Peter 1:2-4; 1John 1:9; 4:4; Jude 1:24
.See REGENERATION
.See SANCTIFICATION

-TEMPORAL, FROM GOD Genesis 1:30; 8:22; 9:1-3; 22:17; 26:4, 5; 28:20, 21; 49:11, 12, 20, 24, 25; 23:22, Exodus 15:26; 25, 26; 34:24; Leviticus 25:20-22; 26:4-10; Numbers 10:29; Deuteronomy 1:10; 2:7; 4:4, 40; 5:33; 6:2-25; 7:13-24; 8:1-10, 15-18; 10:18; 11:12-15; 12:7, 28; 15:4, 6; 26:18, 19; 28:7, 8; 29:5; 32:13, 14;

Joshua 1:8; Ruth 1:6; 1Samuel 2:7, 8; 2Samuel 7:8, 9; 29:12, 1Chronicles 17:7, 8; 14, 16; 2Chronicles 1:12; 31:10; Ezra 8:22; Nehemiah 8:10; Job 5:10; 12:23; 22:18; 37:6, 10, 13, 16, 17; 38:1-41; Psalms 21:3-5; 23:1, 5; 34:10; 36:6; 44:3; 68:6, 9, 65:8-13; 10, 19; 69:35, 36; 81:13-16; 85:12; 91:1-16; 103:2-5; 104:1-35; 105:24; 107:35-38; 111:5; 113:9; 115:16; 127:1-5; 135:7; 136:1-26; 145:15, 16; 146:5-9; 147:8, 9, 13, 14; Ecclesiastes 2:24; 3:13; 5:19;

Isaiah 25:4; 30:23-26; 31:1, 2; 33:15, 16; 43:20; 48:21; 51:2; 55:10; Jeremiah 5:24; 10:13; 14:22; 27:4-6; 30:19; 31:35; 51:16; Ezekiel 36:28-38; Daniel 5:18; 6:20, 22; Hosea 2:8; Joel 2:21, 11:3; 23, 26; Amos 4:7; Jonah 4:6; Zechariah 10:1; Malachi 3:10-12; Matthew 5:45; 6:26, 30-33; 10:29; Luke 12:22-31; John 6:31; Acts 14:17; 1Corinthians 2:9; 16:2; 2Corinthians 7:6; 9:8-10; Philippians 4:19; 2Peter 2:7-9
.See GOD, GOODNESS OF
.See GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

-TEMPORAL, FROM GOD, EXEMPLIFIED .To Noah, at the time of the flood Genesis 7:1 .To Abraham Genesis 24:1 .To Isaac Genesis 26:12-24, 28 .To Jacob Genesis 35:9-15 .To the Israelites .In Egypt Exodus 11:3 .In the wilderness, supplying .Water Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:10, 11; Psalms 78:15-20; 105:41 .Manna Exodus 16:14, 31; Numbers 11:7-9; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalms 78:23, 24 .Quail Numbers 11:31-33; Psalms 78:23-30; 105:40 .To David 2Samuel 5:10; 1Chronicles 14:17 .To Obed-edom 2Samuel 6:11 .To Solomon 1Kings 3:13; 1Chronicles 29:25; 2Chronicles 1:1 .To Elijah .Fed by ravens 1Kings 17:2-7 .By an angel 1Kings 19:5-8 .To the widow of Zerephath 1Kings 17:12-16 .Hezekiah prospered 2Kings 18:6, 7; 2Chronicles 32:29 .Hezekiah restored to health 2Kings 20:1-7 .To Asa 2Chronicles 14:6, 7 .To Jehoshaphat 2Chronicles 17:3-5; 20:30 .To Uzziah 2Chronicles 26:5-15 .To Jotham 2Chronicles 27:6 .To Job Job 1:10; 42:10, 12 .To Daniel Daniel 1:9

-TEMPORAL, PRAYER FOR 28:3, 4, Genesis 27:28, 29; 20, 21; 48:16; Deuteronomy 1:11; 26:15; 33:11, 13-16, 24; 1Kings 8:35-50; 1Chronicles 4:10; 17:27; Psalms 28:9; 36:11; Proverbs 30:8; Matthew 6:11; Romans 1:10; 1Thessalonians 3:11; 3John 1:2
.See AFFLICTION, PRAYER IN
.See PRAYER
.See PROSPERITY

-TEMPORAL BLESSINGS, PRAYER FOR .INSTANCES OF .Abraham Genesis 15:2-4 .Abraham's servant Genesis 24:12 .Laban Genesis 24:60 .Isaac Genesis 25:21 .Hannah 1Samuel 1:11 .Elijah 1Kings 17:20, 21; 18:42, 44; James 5:17, 18 .Ezra Ezra 8:21-23 .Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:11; 2:4; 6:9

-Cruelty to, forbidden Leviticus 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:18

-The taunting Jebusites, hated by David 2Samuel 5:8

-See BLINDNESS