God who turns curse into blessing

Levi was cursed. 

Before his father Jacob died, this is what he said to Levi and his brother Simeon:

“Their swords are implements of violence.  …  Because in their anger they slew men,

And in their self-will they lamed oxen.  Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;

And their wrath, for it is cruel. …” (Gen. 49:5-7).

The reason why Levi and Simeon were cursed is

because when their sister Dinah was violated by Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite (34:2),

Levi and Simeon deceived Hamor and Shechem (v. 13) and made them

and all the rest of their men to circumcise (v. 24) and then three days later

while all of them were still in pain, Levi and Simeon took their swords

and killed every male, including Hamor and his son Shechem (vv. 25-26).

However, the descendants of Levi, were later blessed by God (Exod. 32:29).

They were dedicated to God and became priests who kept God's holiness

After they killed about 3,000 men, who quickly turned aside from the way

which God commanded the Israelites, had made for themselves a molten calf

 and had worshiped it and had sacrificed to it, as Moses instructed d (vv. 8, 26-28).

Isn’t it amazing?  Our God is God who turns curse into blessing.

All of us were cursed.  But God turned that curse into eternal blessing to us.

God gave us the source of blessing, Jesus.

Therefore, the Bible says, “Blessed are you” (Deut. 33:29).

(As I was reading Tremper Longman III’s "IMMANUEL IN OUR PLACE")