Verse 20

God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 39:21 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
  • Gen 28:15 : 15 I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”
  • Gen 39:2-3 : 2 The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master. 3 His master observed that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made everything he was doing successful.
  • Gen 16:12 : 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”
  • Gen 17:20 : 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.
  • Gen 25:27 : 27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.
  • Gen 27:3 : 3 Therefore, take your weapons– your quiver and your bow– and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.
  • Gen 49:23-24 : 23 The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him. 24 But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
  • Judg 6:12 : 12 The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”
  • Judg 13:24-25 : 24 Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the LORD empowered him. 25 The LORD’s Spirit began to control him in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.
  • Luke 2:40 : 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
  • Gen 10:9 : 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD.(That is why it is said,“Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.