NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:9 A PEOPLE DWELLING ALONE shows Israel’s sense of being a chosen people, different from other nations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:10 THE DUST OF JACOB suggests that God’s promise to the patriarchs has been fulfilled (see Genesis 13:16; Genesis 28:14). LET MY END BE LIKE HIS. That is, “Let me be like Jacob, in life and in death.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElem [ Continue Reading ]
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. Numbers 23:19). Israel will be free from disaster (v. Numbers 23:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEl [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:19 GOD IS NOT MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE. Balaam is affirming God’s truthfulness in general (compare Titus 1:2). His promises to Israel will come to pass. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:21 THE SHOUT OF A KING IS AMONG THEM. The king here is God himself, whose festivals are marked by shouts and trumpet blasts (e.g., Numbers 29:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:23 Because God is with Israel, attempts to attack them with magic will fail. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:24 LIONESS. This is a frightening image of Israel’s military might. It is an indirect warning to Balak not to attack them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]