In biblical terms, a "boon" refers to a blessing, favor, or request granted by God or a person in authority. The concept of a boon is woven throughout the Scriptures, often highlighting the relationship between God and His people, as well as the interactions between individuals.

Divine Boons

The Bible is replete with instances where God grants boons to His people, often in response to faithfulness, obedience, or prayer. One of the most significant examples is found in the account of Solomon. When Solomon became king, God appeared to him in a dream and offered to grant him whatever he desired. Solomon requested wisdom to govern the people effectively. Pleased with this request, God granted Solomon not only wisdom but also wealth and honor. This is recorded in 1 Kings 3:12-13 : "Behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you. Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal."

Human Boons

In human interactions, boons often take the form of requests made to those in authority or with the power to grant them. A notable example is found in the account of Esther. Queen Esther, risking her life, approached King Xerxes to request the salvation of her people, the Jews, from a decree of destruction. Her courage and the favor she found with the king led to the granting of her request, as seen in Esther 7:3 : "Then Queen Esther answered, 'If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and my people as my request.'"

Boons in Prayer

Prayer is a primary means by which believers seek boons from God. The New Testament encourages believers to present their requests to God with faith and thanksgiving. Philippians 4:6 states, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." This verse underscores the belief that God is attentive to the prayers of His people and willing to grant their requests according to His will.

Boons and Obedience

The granting of boons is often linked to obedience and faithfulness. Deuteronomy 28 outlines the blessings, or boons, that will come upon Israel if they obey the Lord's commands. Deuteronomy 28:2 promises, "And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God." This passage highlights the conditional nature of divine blessings, emphasizing the importance of living in accordance with God's will.

Boons and Grace

Ultimately, the greatest boon offered in the Bible is the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. This unmerited favor, or grace, is available to all who believe. Ephesians 2:8-9 declares, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast." This passage encapsulates the essence of divine boon as a gift freely given, not earned by human effort.

In summary, the concept of a boon in the Bible encompasses divine blessings, human requests, and the grace of God, all of which are integral to the biblical narrative and the believer's relationship with God.1. (n.) A prayer or petition.

2. (n.) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.

3. (n.) Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.

4. (n.) Kind; bountiful; benign.

5. (n.) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

6. (n.) The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

1016. bous -- an ox, a cow
... see GREEK bosko. (boas) -- 2 Occurrences. (boun) -- 3 Occurrences. (bous) -- 1
Occurrence. (boon) -- 2 Occurrences. 1015, 1016. bous. 1017 . Strong's Numbers
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1016.htm - 6k8394. tebunah -- an understanding
... 8393, 8394. tebunah. 8395 . an understanding. Transliteration: tebunah Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-boon') Short Definition: understanding. ...
/hebrew/8394.htm - 6k

1138. Bunni -- the name of several Israelites
... 1137, 1138. Bunni. 1139 . the name of several Israelites. Transliteration:
Bunni Phonetic Spelling: (boon-nee') Short Definition: Bunni. ...
/hebrew/1138.htm - 6k

The Moral Reactions of Prayer
... On the first levels of our religion we go to our God for help and boon in the junctures
of our natural life; but, as we rise to supernatural religion, gifts ...
/.../forsyth/the soul of prayer/chapter iii the moral reactions.htm

Whether the Third Precept of the Decalogue, Concerning the ...
... principles of the Law, and consequently the third precept of the decalogue describes
the exterior worship of God as the sign of a universal boon that concerns ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the third precept of.htm

The Great Reparation
... 'But that is not all. We owe you a very deep debt of gratitude, both at Constantinople
and Antioch, and I bid you to ask of me any boon that you desire.'. ...
/.../chapter lxxii the great reparation.htm

Treats of the Insecurity of Life in this Exile, However High we ...
... conquer in their former struggles, for I am convinced that our Lord will henceforth
never cease to keep them in security of conscience, which is no small boon. ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter i treats of the.htm

Letter ix. --An Invitation.
... treasures contained in you, with a goodly prelude brings the glad tidings of the
blessing which we expect at your hands, we both welcome the boon which those ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter ix an invitation.htm

Of the Piety of Count Terentius.
... On being ordered by Valens to choose a boon, he mentioned one which it was becoming
in a man nurtured in piety to choose, for he asked not gold nor yet silver ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxix of the piety of.htm

Letter cccxxxv. Basil to Libanius.
... I therefore send you those who from time to time are won over; and this I do with
the assurance that I am conferring on them a boon as great as that which is ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cccxxxv basil to libanius.htm

The Children's Patrimony.
... This character should be physical, intellectual, and moral. Give your children the
boon of good health by a proper training to exercise and industry. ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xxiv the childrens patrimony.htm

But How is it that this Jew of Celsus could Say that Jesus ...
... have produced a powerful belief in himself after rising from the dead, he showed
himself secretly only to one woman, and to his own boon companions." [3393 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxx but how is.htm

Concerning Theurgy, which Promises a Delusive Purification of the ...
... not have been terrified by an envious person, nor hindered, as Porphyry avows, by
the fear of a stronger deity, but should have simply denied the boon on their ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 10 concerning theurgy which promises.htm

Boon (4 Occurrences)
... present. 3. (n.) Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. 4. (n.) Kind; bountiful;
benign. ... Multi-Version Concordance Boon (4 Occurrences). Matthew ...
/b/boon.htm - 8k

Yours (226 Occurrences)
... house of God? (BBE). Romans 14:16 Therefore do not let the boon which is
yours in common be exposed to reproach. (WEY). Romans 15:13 ...
/y/yours.htm - 35k

Unfalteringly (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly
upon the boon that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus ...
/u/unfalteringly.htm - 6k

Gracious (106 Occurrences)
... 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many
lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the boon granted to us at the ...
/g/gracious.htm - 37k

Gift (148 Occurrences)
... 9:15 Hebrews 6:4, etc., referring to the gifts of God); dorema, "a free gift" (Romans
5:16 James 1:17, the English Revised Version "boon"); dosis, "giving ...
/g/gift.htm - 59k

Grant (87 Occurrences)
... permission. 6. (n.) The yielding or admission of something in dispute. 7.
(n.) The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. 8. (n ...
/g/grant.htm - 31k

Whatever (411 Occurrences)
... Matthew 18:19 I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together
concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to ...
/w/whatever.htm - 35k

Fix (36 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly
upon the boon that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus ...
/f/fix.htm - 18k

Thanksgiving (49 Occurrences)
... 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many
lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the boon granted to us at the ...
/t/thanksgiving.htm - 23k

Thanksgivings (6 Occurrences)
... 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many
lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the boon granted to us at the ...
/t/thanksgivings.htm - 8k

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