The LORD was with . . .

Here's the chronological list of biblical figures described as having divine blessing leading to success:

1. Joseph

- Genesis 39:2-3: "The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did..."

- Genesis 39:23: "...because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did."

2. Isaac

- Genesis 26:12: "The Lord blessed him"

- Genesis 26:24: "I am with you and will bless you"

3. Jacob

- Genesis 28:15: "I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go"

4. Joshua

- Joshua 1:5: "As I was with Moses, so I will be with you"

- Joshua 6:27: "So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land"

5. Samuel

- 1 Samuel 3:19: "As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable"

6. David

- 2 Samuel 5:10: "And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him"

7. Solomon

- 1 Kings 2:3: "The Lord was with him and gave him great success"

8. Asa

- 2 Chronicles 14:7: "We sought him and he has given us rest on every side"

9. Jehoshaphat

- 2 Chronicles 17:3: "The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David"

10. Uzziah

- 2 Chronicles 26:5: "As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success"

11. Jotham

- 2 Chronicles 27:6: "Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God"

12. Hezekiah

- 2 Kings 18:7: "And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook"

13. Daniel and his friends

- Daniel 1:17: "To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning"

- Daniel 1:20: "he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters"

- Daniel 6:28: "So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian"


New Testament:

14. Jesus

- Luke 2:52: "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man"


15. Paul/Saul

- Acts 9:22: "Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus"

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