God's Dealings (1 of 5)
- Biblical Academia
- Oct 7, 2025
- 18 min read
Updated: Jan 6
God's character is made known through scripture. This list reveals how God deals with mankind.
Bless
Bless (Blessed)
God’s Testimonials
Genesis 12:2-3 KJV - "2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
Genesis 17:16 KJV - "And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her."
Genesis 22:17 KJV - "That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"
Genesis 26:3, 24 KJV - "3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; ... 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake."
Exodus 20:24 KJV — "An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee."
Numbers 6:27 KJV — "And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them."
Psalm 132:15 KJV — "I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread."
Haggai 2:19 KJV — "Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you."
Hebrews 6:14 KJV — "Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee."
Other’s Testimonials
Exodus 23:25 KJV — "And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee."
Numbers 24:1 KJV — "And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness."
Deuteronomy 1:11 KJV — "(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)"
Deuteronomy 7:13 KJV — "And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee."
Deuteronomy 14:29 KJV — "And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest."
Deuteronomy 15:4 KJV — "Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:"
Deuteronomy 15:10 KJV — "Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto."
Deuteronomy 15:18 KJV — "It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest."
Deuteronomy 16:15 KJV — "Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice."
Deuteronomy 23:20 KJV — "Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it."
Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV — "When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands."
Deuteronomy 28:8 KJV — "The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
Deuteronomy 28:12 KJV — "The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow."
Deuteronomy 30:16 KJV — "In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it."
Psalm 5:12 KJV — "For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield."
Psalm 29:11 KJV — "The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace."
Psalm 67:6 KJV — "Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us."
Psalm 67:7 KJV — "God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."
Psalm 115:12 KJV — "The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron."
Psalm 115:13 KJV — "He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great."
Psalm 128:5 KJV — "The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life."
Isaiah 19:25 KJV — "Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance."
Acts 3:26 KJV — "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities."
Petition of God
Deuteronomy 26:15 KJV — "Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey."
Deuteronomy 33:11 KJV — "Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again."
2 Samuel 7:29 KJV — "Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever."
1 Chronicles 4:10 KJV — "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested."
1 Chronicles 17:27 KJV — "Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever."
Psalm 28:9 KJV — "Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever."
Psalm 67:1 KJV — "To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah."
Psalm 109:28 KJV — "Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice."
Circumcision-of Heart
Resulting from God
Deuteronomy 30:6 KJV — "And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.”
Cleave
Resulting from God
Jeremiah 13:11 KJV - "For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear."
Defend
Defend (Defendest)
Other’s Testimonials
Psalm 5:11 KJV — "But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee."
Petitioning of God
Psalm 20:1 KJV — "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;"
Psalm 59:1 KJV — "To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me."
Prophetic
Isaiah 37:35 KJV — "For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."
Isaiah 31:5 KJV — "As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it."
Zechariah 9:15 KJV — "The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar."
Zechariah 12:8 KJV — "In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them."
Difference
Other’s Testimonials
Exodus 11:7 KJV — "But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel."
Dividing
Others’ Testimonials of the Spirit of God
1 Corinthians 12:11 KJV — "But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
Others’ Testimonials of the Word of God
Hebrews 4:12 KJV — "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Do
Do (Doeth/Doest/Doing)
Wisdom
Genesis 18:25 KJV - "That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Other’s Testimonials
Exodus 15:11 KJV — "Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?"
Job 5:8-9 KJV - "8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:"
Job 9:2, 10 KJV - "2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? ... 10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number."
Job 37:5 KJV — "God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend."
Psalm 66:5 KJV — "Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men."
Psalm 77:14 KJV — "Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people."
Psalm 72:18 KJV — "Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things."
Psalm 86:10 KJV — "For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone."
Psalm 118:15 KJV — "The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly."
Psalm 118:16 KJV — "The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly."
Psalm 118:23 KJV — "This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes."
Psalm 119:68 KJV — "Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."
Psalm 136:4 KJV — "To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever."
Ecclesiastes 3:14 KJV — "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him."
Ecclesiastes 8:3 KJV — "Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him."
Daniel 4:35 KJV — "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"
Daniel 9:14 KJV — "Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice."
Amos 9:12 KJV — "That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this."
Matthew 21:42 KJV — "Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
Mark 12:11 KJV — "This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
Acts 15:17 KJV — "That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things."
Jesus’ Testimonials
John 5:20 KJV — "For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel."
John 14:10 KJV — "Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."
John 15:15 KJV — "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."
Others’ Testimonials of Jesus
Acts 10:38 KJV — "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."
Prophetic
Jeremiah 5:19 KJV — "And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours."
Exalt
Exalt (Exalteth/Exalted)
God's Testimonials
Psalm 46:10 KJV - "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
Isaiah 33:10 KJV - "Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself."
Other’s Testimonials
Psalm 97:9 KJV - "For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods."
Others’ Testimonials of Jesus
Acts 2:33 KJV - "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear."
Acts 5:31 KJV - "Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins."
Philippians 2:9 KJV - "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
Prophetic
Numbers 24:5-7 KJV - "5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted."
1 Samuel 2:10 KJV - "The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Psalm 37:34 KJV - "Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it."
Psalm 75:10 KJV - "All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted."
Psalm 89:24 KJV - "But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted."
Psalm 92:10 KJV - "But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil."
Isaiah 2:2 KJV - "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it."
Isaiah 40:4 KJV - "Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:"
Isaiah 49:11 KJV - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Micah 4:1 KJV - "But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it."
Matthew 23:12 KJV - "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."
Luke 14:11 KJV - "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
Luke 18:14 KJV - "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
Resulting from God
1 Samuel 2:1 KJV - "And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation."
2 Samuel 5:12 KJV - "And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake."
1 Kings 14:7 KJV - "Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,"
1 Kings 16:2 KJV - "Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;"
Job 5:11 KJV - "To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety."
Job 36:7 KJV - "He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted."
Job 36:22 KJV - "Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?"
Psalm 89:16-17, 19 KJV - "16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. ... 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people."
Psalm 148:14 KJV - "He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD."
Ezekiel 17:24 KJV - "And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it."
Ezekiel 21:25-27 KJV - "25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him."
Luke 1:52 KJV - "He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree."
Acts 13:17 KJV - "The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it."
1 Peter 5:6 KJV - "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:"
James 1:9 KJV - "Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:"
Petitioning of God
Psalm 66:7 KJV - "He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah."
Psalm 140:8 KJV - "Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah."
Forgiving
Forgiving (Forgive/Forgiveth/Forgiveness)
God’s Testimonials
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV - "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
Jeremiah 31:34 KJV - "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
Other’s Testimonials
Exodus 34:6-7 KJV - "6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation."
Numbers 14:18 KJV - "The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation."
Psalm 86:5 KJV - "For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."
Psalm 103:2-3 KJV - "2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;"
Psalm 130:4 KJV - "But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared."
Daniel 9:9 KJV - "To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;"
Others’ Testimonials of Jesus
Ephesians 1:7 KJV - "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"
Colossians 1:14 KJV - "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"
1 John 1:9 KJV - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Petitioning of God
Matthew 6:12 KJV - "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Luke 23:34 KJV - "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."
Good
Others' Testimonials
Deuteronomy 30:5 KJV - "And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers."
Matthew 13:24 KJV - "Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:"
Matthew 13:27 KJV - "So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?"
Matthew 13:37 KJV - "He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;"
