BLESSINGS

(See also New Earth)

Abrahamic covenant: w89 2/1 11, 20

blessings for all nations: wp20.3 14-15; w18.12 4; g 5/12 17; w09 4/1 12; w00 9/1 20-22; w98 2/1 12, 14-15; ct 121-122, 124; wi 15, 18

fulfillment on anointed: w98 2/1 14-20; ws 86-87

fulfillment on Israel: w98 2/1 10-12

fulfillment on “other sheep”: w98 2/1 18-23; g88 2/8 27

being a blessing: it-1 342

blessing Jehovah: it-1 340-341; km 3/96 1

blessing Jehovah’s name: w90 9/15 11, 16-20

blessing Jesus Christ: it-1 341

blessing Memorial emblems: it-1 341

blessing other humans: it-1 341

“blessing those who persecute” (Ro 12:14): w09 10/15 10-11; w07 7/1 24

clergy:

bless animals: g93 8/22 29; g89 1/22 30

bless soldiers: w09 6/1 14; g02 5/8 21

Russian Orthodox priests sell blessings: g95 3/8 29

Shinto priest blesses jumbo jet: g89 8/8 29

customs:

“bless you”: g90 6/8 23

discussion: it-1 340-342

gestures for bestowing: it-1 217

Isaac blesses Jacob: mwb20.03 5; it-1 759, 1243; w07 12/15 30

Jacob wrestles angel to obtain: mwb20.04 5, 8; w04 1/15 28; w03 8/15 25; w03 10/15 31; w02 8/1 29

Jehovah’s: mwb21.01 10; it-1 340; w10 9/15 7-11; w10 12/15 19-20; w02 8/1 29-31; w01 9/15 10-15

Adam and Eve: it-1 340; w89 8/1 19-20

appreciation for: w11 1/15 31-32; w11 2/15 18-20; w98 1/1 22-24

contending for: w16.09 8-12

counting, daily: w23.01 19

discussion for Muslims: wp20.3 1-16

effect on harvest: it-2 1013

for Jehovah’s organization: w19.11 23-25

for Jehovah’s servants: w02 5/1 22-24; km 5/96 1

for lovers of righteousness: w11 2/15 16-17; si 74

for “the ones having insight” (Da 12:3): w87 7/1 21-25

for those helping others in need: wp20.3 13

for those making sacrifices: mwb23.07 12; w10 9/15 32

for those rendering true worship: bt 221, 223; mwb17.09 2; w08 9/15 27-28

giving Jehovah something to bless: w18.10 29

“living waters” (Zec 14:8): rr 204; w13 2/15 21; w06 4/15 29

‘make rich’ (Pr 10:22): mrt article 36; it-1 340; w06 5/15 26-30; g03 9/8 26-27; w01 9/15 15-20; w01 11/1 27-30; km 9/00 1; w92 12/1 7-12; w90 7/1 10-13; w86 6/15 8, 12-13

“no pain with” (Pr 10:22): w06 5/15 30

no partiality: w88 5/15 19

stream from visionary temple (Eze 47): cl 275-276; rr 152-153, 202-210; w99 3/1 18-22

unexpected: w02 3/1 17-18

“until there is no more want” (Mal 3:10): jd 179-191; w02 5/1 22-23; w92 12/1 8, 16-17

wine: it-2 1188

Law covenant:

enumeration (De 28): w96 6/15 14-16

Priestly Blessing (Nu 6:24-26): ijwbv article 44; g 11/07 30

meaning of term: it-1 340

happiness differs: it-1 1032

Noah blesses Japheth: it-1 1255

versus maledictions: w01 9/15 11-12; w96 6/15 12-22