Children are a gift from the LORD;
they are a reward from him.
Children born to a young man
are like arrows in a warrior's hands.
How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city
gates.
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.
Genesis 1:28
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground." (see Genesis 1:26-31)
Deuteronomy 28:4
"Your children and your crops
will be blessed.
The offspring of your herds and flocks
will be blessed." (see Deuteronomy 28:1-14)
Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior's hands.
Psalm 112:1-2
Praise the LORD!
How joyful are those who fear the LORD
and delight in obeying his commands.
Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed. (see all Psalm 112)
How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
Genesis 17:16
"And I will bless her (Sarah) and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants." (see Genesis 17:15-18:15, 21:1-7)
Genesis 22:16-18
"This is what the LORD says: Because you (Abraham) have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that I will surely bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me."
(see Genesis 22:1-19)
Genesis 24:60
They gave her (Rachel) this blessing as she parted:
"Our sister, may you become
the mother of many nations!
May your descendants be strong
and conquer the cities of their enemies."
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.
Genesis 23:10-12
Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. "No, my lord," he said to Abraham, "please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead."
Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, ...
(see all Genesis 23)
(parentheses are mine) Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
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