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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 23:25 TO NUMBERS 24:2. BALAK'S SACRIFICES PRELIMINARY TO
BALAAM'S THIRD ORACLE. The scene of these was Peor, some mountain
overlooking the desert bordering the Dead Sea on the W. The
inconsist...
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Balak in his anger refuses to allow Balaam to make any further
utterances about Israel, either to curse or to bless. Balaam reminds
him of his reiterated statement that he could only say what Jehovah...
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F. THE THIRD BLESSING vv. 25-30
TEXT
Numbers 23:25. And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all,
nor bless them at all. 26. But Balaam answered and said unto Balak,
Told not I thee, saying,...
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_AND BALAK SAID UNTO BALAAM, NEITHER CURSE THEM AT ALL, NOR BLESS THEM
AT ALL._
Balak said ... Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Balak, being deeply mortified at what he must have con...
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BALAAM (CONTINUED)
1-10. First Utterance of Balaam....
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What Balak means is, 'If you will not curse them, I forbid you to
bless them.'...
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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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וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל ־בִּלְעָ֔ם
גַּם ־קֹ֖ב
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NO ENCHANTMENT AGAINST ISRAEL
Numbers 23:13
Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself
of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated
Israel from a height...
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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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_Neither, &c. When infidels cannot prevail upon people to side with
them entirely, in their false worship, they endeavour to induce them
at least not to bless, nor follow up the true religion. (Worthi...
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Nothing can be more evident, I think, from the perusal of the whole
conference between Balak and Balaam, than that Balak was satisfied of
Balaam's wish to oblige him with cursing Israel, had he dared...
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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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25._And Balak said unto Balaam. _Here we may behold as in a mirror how
wretchedly unbelievers are driven to and fro, so as to alternate
between vain hopes and fears, though by their changes of purpose...
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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 SAID UNTO BALAAM, NEITHER CURSE THEM AT ALL, NOR BLESS THEM
AT ALL. Signifying that it would be as well or better to do nothing at
all, than to do what he did; but the sense is not, that he...
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And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them
at all.
Ver. 25. _Nor bless them at all._] But they are blessed, and they
shall be blessed, the one cursing the malice of earth a...
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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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11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's
overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion
of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessin...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Numbers 23:25 Balak H1111 said H559 (H8799) Balaam H1109 curse H5344
(H8799) all H6895 (H8800) bless...
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Numbers 23:18 (18a-24)
‘And he took up his incantation (parable),'
Once again Balaam gave out his incantation. Note even here the
chiastic construction.
Numbers 23:18 (18b-24)
“Rise up, Balak, and...
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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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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:13 Balaam observes that GOD does not
CHANGE HIS MIND, so the blessing already pronounced cannot be turned
into a curse (vv....
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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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Psalms 2:1...