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THE PARABLES OF BALAAM
Chapter S 23-24
_ 1. The first parable (Numbers 23:1)_
2. Balak's surprise and Balaam's answer (Numbers 23:11)
3. At Zophim (Numbers 23:13)
4. The second parable
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NUMBERS 22:41 TO NUMBERS 23:6. BALAK'S SACRIFICES PRELIMINARY TO
BALAAM'S FIRST ORACLE. This section proceeds from E. Balak brought
Balaam to Bamoth-baal (Numbers 22:41 _mg._), the site of a sanctuary...
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AS. according to what.
OFFERED. offered up. Hebrew. _'alah._ See App-43....
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Balaam demanded a seven-fold sacrifice, in order to propitiate God,
that He might be willing to give His prophet a message. Balak complied
with the request, hoping that the message might be a curse....
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D. THE FIRST BLESSING OF BALAAM (NUMBERS 23:1-12)
TEXT
Numbers 23:1. And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars,
and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2. And Balak did as
Balaam...
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_AND BALAK DID AS BALAAM HAD SPOKEN; AND BALAK AND BALAAM OFFERED ON
EVERY ALTAR A BULLOCK AND A RAM._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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BALAAM (CONTINUED)
1-10. First Utterance of Balaam....
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 23
BALAAM’S FIRST *PROPHECY – NUMBERS 23:1-12
V1 Balaam said to Balak, ‘Build 7 *altars here. Then bring to
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AND BALAK AND BALAAM OFFERED. — It is more probable that Balak, as a
king, performed priestly functions than that Balaam performed them
alone. (See Note on Numbers 22:40.)...
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וַ יַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר
דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּל
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A BLESSING INSTEAD OF A CURSE
Numbers 22:41; Numbers 23:1
Notice the position of these Chapter s, preceding the awful story of
Baal-peor. Presently the Israelites will be perpetrating such terrible
s...
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The first of Balaam's prophecies was uttered in the midst of strange
surroundings.
Sacrifices were offered to heathen gods, while Balaam turned aside to
inquire of Jehovah. The result was that we hav...
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And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and (a) Balak and Balaam offered
on [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
(a) For among the Gentiles the kings often used to sacrifice, as did
the priests....
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Altar. They both join in sacrificing to Chamos or the devil, whom
Balaam styles his lord, Yehovah: but the true God was pleased to
hinder the idol from interfering at present, and answered Balaam, in...
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I would beg the Reader to observe, for it is well worth observation,
what vast pains and expense bad men will put themselves to, under the
cover of religion. Alas! what are seven altars, or seventy ti...
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The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their
neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a
striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, 24, AND 25.
Moab also opposes in vain. Now they are in the plains of Moab, having
only Jordan between them and the land of their rest. But had they a...
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AND BALAK DID AS BALAAM HAD SPOKEN,.... Ordered seven altars to be
built, and prepared seven bullocks and rams for sacrifice:
AND BALAK AND BALSAM OFFERED ON EVERY ALTAR A BULLOCK AND A RAM; both
see...
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And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on
[every] altar a bullock and a ram.
Ver. 2. _And Balak did._] Ready to conform to any religion, so he
might obtain his purposes. God...
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1.13.28 Balaks sacrifice. 7.18 Balaams parable.
1 AND Balaam saide vnto Balak, Build me here seuen Altars, and prepare
mee here seuen oxen, and seuen rammes.
2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, an...
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BALAAM'S FIRST PROPHECY
(vs.1-12)
THE SANCTIFICATION OF ISRAEL
Chapter 22:41 tells us that Balak brought Balaam to the high places of
Baal in order to prophecy against Israel. Here he observed onl...
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1-10 With the camps of Israel full in view, Balaam ordered seven
altars to be built, and a bullock and a ram to be offered on each. Oh
the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at...
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Balak by procuring them and Balaam by offering them; through in
ancient times kings were priests also, and so might perform a priestly
work, as this was....
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Numbers 23:2 Balak H1111 did H6213 (H8799) Balaam H1109 spoken H1696
(H8765) Balak H1111 Balaam H1109 offered...
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CONTENTS: Balaam blesses instead of curses Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Balaam, Balak.
CONCLUSION: Those who have the good will of heaven may expect the ill
will of hell but God will not suffer real inj...
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Numbers 23:1. _Seven altars._ The Lord commanded Job's friends to take
seven bullocks and seven rams, offered no doubt on seven altars: Job
42:8. This was the highest sacrifice a nation could present....
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_Balak and Balaam offered on every altar._
THE SACRIFICE OF BALAK AND BALAAM
I. Objectively this sacrifice was as perfect as the offerers could
make it. Clearly they aimed at presenting a perfect of...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
Numbers 23:1. _Build me here seven altars_. “As _seven_ was a number
of perfection, Balaam chose it on this occasion, because he intended
to offer a grand sacrifice, and...
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NUMBERS 23:1
BUILD ME HERE SEVEN ALTARS. According to the common opinion of the
heathen, it was necessary to propitiate with sacrifices the God with
whom they had to do, and if possible to secure his...
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Numbers 23:1-30 And God met Balaam: and Balaam said to him, I have
prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock
and a ram. And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said,...
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Numbers 23:14; Numbers 23:30...