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Yahweh tells him not to go there, but to camp in the region that he himself
will show him, and promises: “I will bless you because I will give you
and your offspring all this land.”
In Deuteronomy (28:2 et seq.) we find further evidence of this direct and
exclusive connection between the blessing and material prosperity:
“Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, [...] the fruit of thy land shall be
blessed in your barns and in any undertaking of your hands [...] God will
make you abound in goods as children [...]abundant will be the breeding
of your herds and the young of the flock [...] God will put your enemies at
your feet [...] the basket and the cupboard will be blessed [...] you will
loan, but won't borrow.”
Likewise, also the “curse” has only material implications: plague, fever,
wasting, inflammation, dryness, drought, rust, pallor...
In short, concrete is the blessing and concrete is its opposite: There is no
spiritual blessing and no curse concerning the soul!
Some examples...
We will briefly quote some passages as examples, carefully examining the
matter of the blessing. Certainly the most curious and strangest one, and
most difficult to understand if analyzed from the traditional viewpoint, is the
blessing given by Isaac to Jacob. This story includes the subsequent
disappointment of Esau when he discovers that his father's blessing...has
expired!
How can this be possible, if a blessing is a donation of God and a sign of
His presence?
Let's examine the biblical examples:
Jacob blesses Joseph's sons
(cf. Gen 48:13 et seq.)
We are at the end of the book of Genesis, the patriarch Jacob is sick and his
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