Deuteronomy 2:7
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand; he hath provided for thy wandering through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
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Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundred-fold: so the Lord blessed him.
Genesis 39:3And when his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand:
Exodus 16:35And the children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; the manna they did eat, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
Numbers 22:12And God said unto Bil'am, Thou shalt not go with them: thou shalt not curse the people; for it is blessed.
Deuteronomy 8:4Thy garment did not fall worn out from thee, and thy foot did not swell, these forty years.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:2-8
The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5… Read the whole commentary →