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Verse Numbers 24:11. _LO, THE LORD HATH KEPT THEE BACK FROM HONOUR._]
A bitter and impious sarcasm. "Hadst thou cursed this people, I would
have promoted thee to great honour; but thou hast chosen to...
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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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BALAK'S DISMISSAL OF BALAAM. Balak shows his contempt for the seer,
who had failed to earn the promised reward, by clapping his hands
together (a mark of scorn, Job 27:23); whilst Balaam, before
depar...
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PROMOTE THEE UNTO GREAT HONOUR. See note on Numbers 22:17; Numbers
22:37.
LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6....
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Balak, in anger, bade Balaam flee back to his land. Balaam replied, as
before, that he was bound to utter the message which Jehovah gave him,
and, instead of departing at once, uttered four further de...
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THE LORD HATH KEPT THEE BACK FROM HONOUR— Pyle has paraphrased this
very well: "The God you seem to be so great withal has deprived you of
the best post in my court, for the service you have done him:...
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H. FINAL BLESSING, AND PROPHECY vv. 10-25
TEXT
Numbers 24:10. And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he
smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to
curse mine ene...
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_THEREFORE NOW FLEE THOU TO THY PLACE: I THOUGHT TO PROMOTE THEE UNTO
GREAT HONOUR; BUT, LO, THE LORD HATH KEPT THEE BACK FROM HONOUR._
Therefore now flee thou to thy place - (see the note at Numbers...
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BALAAM (CONTINUED)
1-9. Balaam's Third Utterance....
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 24
BALAAM’S THIRD *PROPHECY – NUMBERS 24:1-14
V1 Balaam realised that the *LORD wanted to *bless the *Israe
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THE LORD HATH KEPT THEE BACK FROM HONOUR. — These words may have
been spoken ironically, or Balak may have been convinced of the
supernatural influence under which the words of Balaam were uttered.
(S...
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וְ עַתָּ֖ה בְּרַח ־לְךָ֣ אֶל
־מְקֹומֶ֑ךָ אָמַ
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THE MATTER OF BAAL-PEOR
Numbers 24:10; Numbers 25:1
THE last oracle of Balaam, as we have it, ventures into far more
explicit predictions than the others, and passes beyond the range of
Hebrew histor...
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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'S VISION OF ISRAEL'S PROSPERITY
Numbers 24:1
In these remarkable words Balaam describes the condition and prospects
of God's people. They reveal the innermost thought which even a bad,
double-...
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From the closing sentences in chapter twenty-three we learn that
Balaam was taken to yet another place of vision, from whence he looked
on the desert. The Spirit of God came upon him and again he utte...
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Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto
great honour; but, lo, the (g) LORD hath kept thee back from honour.
(g) Thus the wicked burden God when they cannot carry out the...
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_Honour, or reward._...
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The anger of Balak would most probably have broken out in some act of
violence upon Balaam's person, had he not been restrained by fear. And
it is likely that, as the LORD had yet more prophecies to b...
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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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_MAN PROPOSES: GOD DISPOSES_
‘Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee
unto great honour; but, to, the Lord hath kept thee back from
honour.’
Numbers 24:11
Balaam, it need ha...
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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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THEREFORE NOW FLEE THOU TO THY PLACE,.... His own country, from whence
Balak had sent for him, and he came; begone directly, make all haste
away; he speaks as one so provoked, that he could not bear h...
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1 Balaam leauing diuinations, prophesieth the happinesse of Israel.
10 Balak in anger dismisseth him.
15 He prophesieth of the starre of Iacob, and the destruction of some
nations.
[BALAAM BLESSETH...
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A THIRD BLESSING...
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Therefore now flee thou to thy place, go back home as quickly as
possible; I THOUGHT TO PROMOTE THEE UNTO GREAT HONOR; BUT, LO, THE
LORD HATH KEPT THEE BACK FROM HONOR. Here the irony with which Balak...
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BALAAM'S THIRD PROPHECY
(vs.1-13)
THE BEAUTY OF LIFE
At least Balaam had learned by now that the Lord had the unchangeable
purpose of blessing Israel, so this time he knew it was useless to
seek e...
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10-14 This vain attempt to curse Israel is ended. Balak broke out into
a rage against Balaam, and expressed great vexation. Balaam has a very
full excuse; God restrained him from saying what he would...
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FLEE THOU TO THY PLACE, whence I sent for thee, NUMBERS 22:5. The
Lord, whose commands thou hast preferred before my desires and
interest; and therefore seek thy recompence from him, and not from me....
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“ Therefore now flee you to your place. I thought to promote you to
great honour, but, lo, Yahweh has kept you back from honour.”
Then he warned him to flee before vengeance overtook him. He had been...
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Numbers 24:11
Balaam, it need hardly be said was a very eminent, he was even an
extraordinary, man. He lived largely among the wild race of the
Midianites, but he had gifts and powers which, so far a...
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CONTENTS: Balaam foretells prosperity for Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Balaam, Balak.
CONCLUSION: Those who oppose God and His people will sooner or later
be made to see themselves wretchedly deceived....
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Numbers 24:7. _He shall pour the water._ This is a fine prediction of
the increase of Jacob's seed, and of the temporal blessings which
should fall to their lot. Agag, a perpetual name assumed by the...
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_Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam._
BALAAM AND BALAK
I. The cause of Balak’s anger. That Balaam had not fulfilled the
terms of his contract (Numbers 24:10).
1. Consider the reason and natur...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 24:1 The mention of the Spirit of God
empowering Balaam (v. Numbers 24:2) shows the validity of Balaam’s
third blessing. Balaam describes himself as the
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
Numbers 24:1. _To seek for enchantments_. See Notes on Numbers 23:3;
Numbers 23:23.
_He set his face toward the wilderness, i.e._, towards the plains of
Moab, where the...
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NUMBERS 24:1
AS AT OTHER TIMES, or, "as (he had done) time after time." SEPTUAGINT,
κατὰ τὸ εἰωθός. TO SEEK FOR ENCHANTMENTS. Rather,
"for the meeting with aunties." לִקְמראת נְחַשִׁים.
Septuagint...
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So when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn't
even go up, as the other times before the LORD, [to seek the face or]
to seek for enchantments, but he just set his face towards...
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1 Peter 5:2; 1 Peter 5:3; 2 John 1:8; Acts 8:20; Hebrews 11:24;...
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The Lord — Whose commands thou hast preferred before my desires and
interest; and therefore seek thy recompence from him, and not from me....