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KIRJATH-BUZOTH - i. e., “city of streets,” within Balak’s
dominions, south of the Arnon, and identified either with the ruins of
Shihan, 4 miles west by south of the site assigned to Ar or Ir, or
with...
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III. EVENTS IN THE PLAIN OF MOAB FACING THE LAND
1. Balak and Balaam and Balaam's Parables
CHAPTER 22
_ 1. Balak's message to Balaam (Numbers 22:1)_
2. The journey of Balaam (Numbers 22:21)
3. Ba...
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THE MEETING OF BALAK AND BALAAM. Partly from E. and partly from J, but
the distribution between the two sources is uncertain. Probably
Numbers 22:36 and Numbers 22:38 belong to E, describing (in
conti...
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THEY CAME UNTO KIRJATH-HUZOTH— i.e. according to the margin, _a city
of streets,_ which was, probably, the capital city of the kingdom, and
so called on account of its extent....
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C. BALAAM YIELDS TO BALAK vv. 15-41
TEXT
Numbers 22:15. And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more
honorable than they. 16. And they came to Balaam, and said to him,
Thus saith Balak the son of...
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_AND BALAAM WENT WITH BALAK, AND THEY CAME UNTO KIRJATH-HUZOTH._
Kirjath-huzoth - a city of streets. Its site is unknown. But the
street was regarded as the leading characteristic of the city (cf.
Ge...
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BALAAM
The Israelites now enter upon the last stage of their journey to
Canaan. They are within sight of the land of promise, being encamped
at the northern end of the Dead Sea, near the mouth of the...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 22
THE KING OF THE COUNTRY CALLED MOAB REQUESTS BALAAM’S HELP –
NUMBERS 22:1-14
V1 The *Israelites travelle
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וַ יֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם ־בָּלָ֑ק וַ
יָּבֹ֖א
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BALAAM'S PARABLES
Numbers 22:39, Numbers 24:1
THE scene is now on some mountain of Moab from which the encampment of
the Hebrew tribes in the plain of the Jordan is fully visible. At
Kiriath-huzoth,...
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BALAAM WARNED WHAT TO SPEAK
Numbers 22:21
If only Balaam had abided by his first answer to Balak's request, he
would have been saved from the disgrace and suffering which ensued.
But he seemed to thi...
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We now come to the story of BaIaarn. It is evident that he was a
remarkable personality. He appears in the story as a man of integrity,
who attempted a literal obedience to the will of God. We are arr...
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_City, &c. Hebrew, "Kiryath, chutsoth. " Calmet would read Hares, a
city mentioned, Isaias xvi. 7, 11, and styled the walls of brick, (4
Kings iii. 25,) being the same with Ar. But then the former tow...
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The long wished for interview is now obtained, and Balak makes sure
that he shall now accomplish his wishes against Israel. But Balaam had
his fears about him, as conscious sinners sometimes have, tha...
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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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39._And Balaam went with Balak. _Moses proceeds to relate how
honorably and sumptuously Balaam was received. And first, he records
that he was taken to the city of Huzoth; (150) which some would
under...
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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 BALAAM WENT WITH BALAK,.... From Ar of Moab, or, however, from the
place where they met, to the royal city where Balak had his palace,
and seems to be the place following:
AND THEY CAME TO KIRJAT...
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1 Balaks first message for Balaam is refused.
15 His second message obtaineth him.
22 An Angel would haue slaine him, if his asse had not saued him.
36 Balak intertaineth him.
1 AND the children o...
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Balak's charge to Balaam...
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And Balaam went with Balak, ready, if possible, to do his bidding; AND
THEY CAME UNTO KIR-JATH-HUZOTH, a city or town near the hills which
run parallel to the Jordan....
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BALAK HIRING BALAAM
(vs.1-21)
Still within Moab, Israel moved again to the plains and camped near
Jordan, across from Jericho. Moab had no power to withstand them,
however, though Balak, king of Moa...
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KIRJATHHUZOTH:
Or, a city of streets...
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36-41 Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not
come sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems
to speak with vexation; but is really as desirous to please Ba...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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NUMBERS 24:1-25.
These three Chapter s form a distinct section of our book a truly
marvellous section, abounding in rich and varied instruction. In it we
have presented to us, first, the covetous prop...
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Numbers 22:39 Balaam H1109 went H3212 (H8799) Balak H1111 came H935
(H8799) Huzoth H2351 H7155
Kirj
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BALAAM'S ARRIVAL IN MOAB (NUMBERS 22:36).
Numbers 22:36
‘And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him
to the City of Moab (or ‘a city of Moab'), which is on the border of
the...
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CONTENTS: Balaam's visit to Balak and the strange warning on the way.
CHARACTERS: God, Balak, Balaam, Angel of Jehovah.
CONCLUSION: The enemies of God's people are restless and unwearied in
their at...
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Numbers 22:5. _To Pethor, which is by the river._ A Pethor was in
Mesopotamia; the river is thought to be the Euphrates, or one of its
branches, distant at least 500 miles from Moab. Deuteronomy 23:4....
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_Balaam went with Balak._
THE MEETING BETWEEN BALAK AND BALAAM
We have here the meeting between Balak and Balaam, confederate enemies
to God’s Israel; but here they seem to differ in their expectati...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 22:36 Balaam reasserts his intention to say
only what God allows him to say (v. Numbers 22:38), despite the fee he
has been offered....
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 22:39 The location of KIRIATH-HUZOTH is
unknown.
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
We now enter upon the last division of this Book, which comprises
fifteen Chapter s (22–36).
“In the steppes of Moab the Israelites encamped upon the border of
the Promi...
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EXPOSITION
THE COMING OF BALAAM (Numbers 22:2).
NUMBERS 22:2
BALAK THE SON OF ZIPPOR. The name Balak is connected with a word "to
make waste," and "Zippor" is a small bird. Balak was, as is
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AND so the children of Israel sat forward, and pitched in the plains
of Moab (Numbers 22:1)
Moving now south from this position.
on this side of the Jordan River [on the eastern side of the Jordan
Ri...
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Numbers 22:39...
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THE WOES OF THE WICKED BALAAM
_Selections from Numbers 22:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
One of the things which sadden the soul is the way that not only
professing Christians, but real believing Christians...