ephesians - colossians

Ephesians - ColossiansText – 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who did bless us with every blessing spiritual in the heavenlies in Christ”

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Ephesians - ColossiansText – 1:3• Emphasis of Concentration• Emphatic Verbiage (figure of speech)• Emphasis of Infrequency

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Ephesians - ColossiansText – 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”

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Ephesians - Colossians

What is a Biblical Blessing?— Root of eulogeō – “speak well”— Thayer’s lexicon – “praise”, “celebrate with praises”— Heb. root of bârak – “knee”• this root seems to apply to man blessing God – on bended knee4Part 2, ver.1.0


Modes of blessing:1. God blessing creation2. God blessing man3. man blessing God 4. man blessing man5. man asking God to bless man

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Ephesians - Colossians Modes of blessing (ctd.):

6. God blessing man via man7. man blessing himself8. creation blessing God9. angels blessing God10. creation/man blessing God11. angels & men blessing God

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Modes of blessing (ctd.):12. man blessing idols13. Jesus/man blessing food14. ? (indeterminate)

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Ephesians - Colossians Modes of blessing - distribution:

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OT NT Myst. TotalGod creation 5 5God man 137 14 2 153man God 80 18 1 99man man 58 3 61man God man 89 21 110God man man 6 4 10man himself 4 4creation God 2 2angels God 3 3creation/man God 1 1angels/man God 2 2Christ/man food 8 8? 4 2 6

TOTAL 388 73 3 464

Ephesians - Colossians Eph.1:1-2

Eph.1:3

Every Spiritual Blessing9Part 2, ver.1.0


Does Eph. 1:3 have an equivalent message elsewhere?

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Ephesians - Colossians Eph. 1:3 - God … Who blessed us“with every blessing spiritual in the heavenlies in Christ”

Col.1:9 – you might be filled with the recognition of His will“with every wisdom and insight spiritual”

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Wider view, searching the Bible for:Things that are the same +Things that differ =A balanced view of Scripture

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Ephesians - Colossians Every Blessing?

– Gen.39:5; Deu.28:2, 8, 12; 1 Ki.8:56; Neh.9:5 as examples

Spiritual Blessing?– an OT example in the Law

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Isa.44:3 - “For I will pour waters upon the thirsty even floods upon the dry ground I will pour My spirit upon your seed even My blessing upon your offspring”

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Break for Blessings Comparisons

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Are earthly blessings excluded? Not by implication -

– Eph.5:18; Phi.4:6; 1 Ti.4:3-5 Subjection to earthly things –

― Gen.3:16-19; 8:22; Jer.33:20-21

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Ephesians - ColossiansA typical sentence in Ephesians: (Eph.1:4-5)

His Choice Unity of

Bodyaccording as He (Father) chose us in Him (χ)

His Timingbefore the overthrow of the world – us

His Sanctification, Cleansing Access to G.to be holy and without blemish/before HimPart 2, ver.1.0 17

Ephesians - ColossiansA typical sentence in Ephesians: (Eph.1:4-5)

His Love His Choice Our Inherit.in love having predestined us for adoption

through Jesus Christ unto Himself,

His Plan, Purpose, Will &

Pleasureaccording to the good-will of His desire Part 2, ver.1.0 18


These books contain a cornucopia of blessings for our meditation.

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So does “Every Spiritual Blessing” include all past spiritual blessings?

What else is in the context?– “… in the heavenlies” (epouranioi – pl.)

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What or Where are the heavenlies?

Part of OUR charter!

An “epouranian” study needed.

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