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GOD MET BALAAM - God served His own purposes through the arts of
Balaam, and manifested His will through the agencies employed to seek
it, dealing thus with Balaam in an exceptional manner. To God’s o...
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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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GOD. Hebrew. _'Elohim._ See App-4.
MET: in. hostile sense. Hebrew. _karah._...
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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 GOD MET BALAAM: AND HE SAID UNTO HIM, I HAVE PREPARED SEVEN
ALTARS, AND I HAVE OFFERED UPON EVERY ALTAR A BULLOCK AND A RAM._
God met Balaam - not in compliance with his incantations, but to
fru...
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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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וַ יִּקָּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל ־בִּלְעָ֑ם
וַ יֹּ֣א
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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 God (b) met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven
altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
(b) Appeared to him....
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_Speed. Hebrew shephi, may signify also "on the straight road,"
(Septuagint) "into the plain," (Louis de Dieu) "all alone," (Onkelos)
or most probably "upon an eminence." (Kimchi) (Calmet) --- God, in...
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I would beg the Reader to consult the first verse of the next chapter,
and this will throw a light upon the whole subject. For it is very
plain, from what is there said, that Balaam's leaving Balak, u...
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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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4._And God met Balaam. _It is wonderful that God should have
determined to have anything in common with the pollutions of Balaam;
since there is no communion between light and darkness, and He detests...
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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 GOD MET BALAAM,.... Not in a kind and gracious manner; not out of
any respect to him and his offerings; not to indulge him with any
spiritual communion with him; nor to communicate his mind and wi...
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And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven
altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.
Ver. 4. _I have prepared seven altars._] He boasts of his devotions,...
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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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GOD MET BALAAM, not to comply with Balaam's charms, nor to gratify,
but to oppose, his wicked desires, and to fierce him against his own
inclination and interest to utter the following words. A BULLOC...
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Numbers 23:4 God H430 met H7136 (H8735) Balaam H1109 said H559 (H8799)
prepared H6186 (H8804) seven...
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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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Ephesians 2:9; Isaiah 58:3; Isaiah 58:4; John 16:2; Luke 18:12;...