Blessings in Every Place: A Devotional on Deuteronomy 28:3
"Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field." - Deuteronomy 28:3
Deuteronomy 28:3 in the King James Version states, "Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field." At first glance, this verse seems simple, encapsulating the promise of divine blessing in both urban and rural life. However, when we delve deeper, we uncover profound truths about the nature and scope of God’s blessings.
### Context of Blessing
To fully appreciate this verse, we must analyze its context within the book of Deuteronomy. Moses speaks the words of this verse to the Israelites as they stand on the verge of entering the Promised Land. They had wandered for forty years in the wilderness, and now they were ready to inherit the land flowing with milk and honey. This was not merely a geographical transition; it marked a shift towards a life filled with God’s blessings, contingent upon their obedience to His commandments.
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Deuteronomy 28:3 - "Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field."
"Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field." - Deuteronomy 28:3
Deuteronomy 3:28 - "But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see."
Deuteronomy 28:28 - "The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:"
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 28:17 - "Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 32:28 - "For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them."
"The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:" - Deuteronomy 28:28
Deuteronomy 28:16 - "Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field."
Deuteronomy 28:42 - "All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume."
Deuteronomy 28:46 - "And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever."
Deuteronomy 28:34 - "So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see."
Deuteronomy 22:28 - "¶ If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;"
Deuteronomy 28:27 - "The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed."
Deuteronomy 28:23 - "And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron."
Deuteronomy 28:41 - "Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity."
Deuteronomy 28:47 - "Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;"
Deuteronomy 28:50 - "A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:"
Deuteronomy 28:19 - "Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out."
Deuteronomy 28:10 - "And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee."
Deuteronomy 28:38 - "Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it."
Deuteronomy 28:6 - "Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out."
Deuteronomy 28:18 - "Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep."
Deuteronomy 29:28 - "And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day."
Deuteronomy 28:37 - "And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee."
"Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store." - Deuteronomy 28:17
Deuteronomy 28:44 - "He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail."
Job 28:3
Daniel 3:28
"Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store." - Deuteronomy 28:5