Men Of God: Who God Blesses No Man Can Curse

The man is the head of the woman.

"Who Almighty God blesses, no man can curse."

This wise expression, addage, truism, comes from the Holy Bible's Book of Numbers, chapter 22. Specifically, Numbers 22:12.

A"nd God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed."

But the whole chapter deals with the topic of blessings and curses.

The story behind the saying comes from the time when the children of Israel, who were journeying out of Egypt to the Promised Land, had set up camp near the Kingdom of Moab.

When King Balak of Moab saw Moses and the Israelites, who had just finished conquering the Amorites and then set up camp near his national borderline, suddenly he was petrified, along with the people of Moab.

So Balak called for a fortune teller named Balaam to go curse the Israelites, so that the Moabite army could drive them out of the land.

But God came unto Balaam and told Him that he could not curse Israel because they are blessed. (Numbers 22:12)

God used Balaam to bless the Israelites on three different occasions. In doing so, the diviner went against the Moabite king's directive.

Balaam also predicted that the Israelites would conquer Moab, and the other nations that stood in the way of the Promised Land.

This is, not only proof that who God blesses, no man can curse, but also proof that the Lord uses who he wants to use.

In this case, he turned a fortune teller, from a pagan nation, into a prophet of God for the purpose of letting the Moabite king know who the real God is.

If you have not heard this axiom before, then know that it is quite popular - especially in reggae music and among Jamaicans, including Rastafarians.

Rastafarians get little credit for their knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, but they are some of the most well-read people on the planet, especially when it comes to the Holy Bible.

They often say, and sing, "Who God bless, no man curse."

The Lord has blessed the nation of Israel, forever. And, he has also blessed His followers, known as Christians.

Notice that Paul and Peter, sometimes, use the same introductio to their greetings, in their epistles.

IN the following two verses, they both are speaking on the Gospel of the resurrected Christ Jesus.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Peter 1:3)

Here is the definition of Bless, as the Lord blesses us:

• To make holy by religious rite; sanctify., approve

• To invoke divine favor upon:

When we way we bless God, we are saying that we praise and glorify His holy name.

Blessed be the ALmighty God. The word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Long live the Gospel of Jesus Christ.