Deuteronomy 28:12
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.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 28:44 reverses the blessing: Israel borrows instead of lends, directly contrasting the promise in Deuteronomy 28:12.
Deuteronomy 28:24 turns rain into dust, directly opposing the abundant rain promised in the blessing of Deuteronomy 28:12.
Deuteronomy 11:14 explicitly promises rain in its season, the early and latter rain—the same blessing as the opened treasury of heaven here.
Deuteronomy 15:6 repeats nearly verbatim the promise of lending to many nations and borrowing from none.
Deuteronomy 15:10 ties generous giving to the same blessing on all your work, reinforcing the condition of obedience.
Leviticus 26:4 promises rains in season and fruitful land—the same covenant blessing as the rain opened from heaven here.
Joel 2:24 describes the abundant harvest that follows the rains, fulfilling the blessing on work of hands from Deuteronomy 28:12.
Joel 2:23 promises autumn and spring rains in season, directly echoing the blessing of timely rain in Deuteronomy 28:12.
Psalm 135:7 uses the same imagery of God's storehouses sending rain, reinforcing His sovereignty over provision.
Psalm 65:9-13 poetically describes God watering the earth and blessing its produce—a direct parallel to the rain and fruitfulness promised here.
In Psalm 37:21, the righteous lend generously while the wicked borrow and don't repay, echoing the promised lending blessing here.
In 1 Kings 18:1, God sends rain after drought, fulfilling the promise of opening the heavens and restoring the blessing.
In Jeremiah 5:24, the people fail to acknowledge God who gives rain in season, contrasting the obedient blessing here.
In Jeremiah 14:22, the prophet affirms that only the LORD sends rain, reinforcing the source of this blessing.
In Ezekiel 34:26, God promises 'showers of blessing' in season, directly echoing this covenantal rain blessing.
In 1 Kings 8:35, the same covenant logic applies in reverse: withheld rain as judgment for sin, contrasting the blessing of rain here.
Genesis 49:25 invokes 'blessings of the skies above,' paralleling the open heavens and rain in Deuteronomy 28:12.
In Malachi 3:10, the 'floodgates of heaven' imagery reinterprets the storehouse blessing, linking it to tithing faithfulness.
In Acts 14:17, Paul cites God's provision of rain as general revelation, extending this covenant blessing to all nations.
Proverbs 22:7 states the principle that borrowers serve lenders, illustrating the social dynamic behind the blessing of being a lender.
In Hebrews 6:7, land drinking rain and producing crops symbolizes receiving God's blessing, similar to the conditional blessing here.