The blessing of God rested on Abraham (Gen 12:3) and was incorporated into the Abrahamic and Sinaitic covenants (Gen 17:2–16; Deut 7:13; 28:3–6). For the godly blessing is both the experience and the anticipation of the fulfillment of God’s promises (cf. Deut 30:15–20). Since man’s being is both physical and spiritual (Gen 2:7), God’s blessings extend to the whole person (cf. Pss 34, 127). While man’s “happiness” is a free gift of God, it must be promoted by two kinds of activities: dissociation
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