Is “Be Fruitful” a Command, a Blessing, or Both?

In Genesis 1:28, God blessed Adam and Eve before telling them to be fruitful. This suggests that fruitfulness is both a command and a blessing, with God’s blessing giving us strength to grow and produce good things. Fruitfulness can mean fertility, productivity, success, abundance, growth and multiplication. Hebrews 6:7–8 also uses the image of land that bears useful crops to distinguish fruitfulness from barrenness. As Christians, we should not treat stagnation or failure as our destiny. Although we may face suffering and tests of faith, we can trust in God’s desire for us to grow and flourish as we obey and worship Him. See Genesis 22:16–17 and Psalm 67:5–6.

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