Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”
The cross references for Hebrews 6:14 all relate to the promise of God to bless and multiply His people. This promise is seen throughout the Old Testament, as God promised to increase the number of His people and to give them the land promised to Abraham. This promise is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate blessing and multiplication of God's people.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Genesis 17:2: that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” | Both passages discuss God's promise to multiply Abraham's descendants. In Hebrews 6:14, God's promise is restated as a reminder of His faithfulness to keep His promises. In Genesis 17:2, God initially made the promise to Abraham to greatly increase his descendants. |
| Genesis 22:17: I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, | Both passages refer to the same promise made by God to Abraham. Hebrews 6:14 is a reference to Genesis 22:17, where God promised to bless and multiply Abraham's descendants. In Genesis, God further promised that Abraham's offspring would possess the gates of their enemies, a promise which is not repeated in the Hebrews passage. |
| Genesis 48:4: and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’ | Both passages emphasize God's promise to bless and multiply his people. Hebrews 6:14 focuses on the Lord's promise to bless and multiply the Israelites, while Genesis 48:4 describes the Lord's covenant with Jacob to make him fruitful and multiply him, and to give the land of Israel to his descendants as an everlasting possession. |
| Exodus 32:13: Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” | Both passages mention the promise of God to multiply Abraham's descendants as the stars of heaven. Hebrews 6:14 is a reference to this promise, reminding the reader of God's faithfulness to His covenant with Abraham. Exodus 32:13 is the original passage where God makes this promise to Abraham. It is a reminder of the faithfulness of God to fulfill His promises to His people. |
| Deuteronomy 1:10: The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. | Both passages emphasize God's promise to bless and multiply His people. In Hebrews 6:14, the author reminds the readers of God's covenantal promise to bless and multiply His people. Deuteronomy 1:10 further emphasizes this promise by highlighting the fact that God has already multiplied the people, and they are now as numerous as the stars of heaven. |
| Nehemiah 9:23: You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess. | Both passages refer to God's promise to multiply His people. In Hebrews 6:14, God is making His promise to bless and multiply His people. In Nehemiah 9:23, the people are reflecting on how God has fulfilled His promise by multiplying their children and bringing them into the land He promised them. |
Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your faithfulness to Your promises. We thank You for Your covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and for Your promise to bless and multiply them. We praise You for Your faithfulness to Your people and for the many generations You have blessed. We thank You for the land You have given us, and for the many blessings You have bestowed upon us.
Help us to remember Your promises and to trust in You. Give us hearts of faith and courage to proclaim Your goodness and faithfulness. Help us to be faithful to You and to be a blessing to others. Lord, we pray for Your continued blessings upon us and our families, and may Your name be praised forever. Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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