“ And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. ”
Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Numbers 22:4 with Numbers 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His...
Moab's Fear of Israel. Of these verses I comes from P, the rest from JE (the presence of both constituents being shown by the repetitions in Numbers 22:3 ). As the Moabites were great breeders of...
done to the Amorites. Compare Numbers 21:35 .
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Balak the son of Zippor, [Septuagint, Sepfoor]. "Balak" - i:e., empty. Corbeaux ('Jour. Sac. Lit.,' April, 1852, p. 7...
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...
BALAAM INVOKED Numbers 22:1-19 WHILE a part of the army of Israel was engaged in the campaign against Bashan, the tribes remained "in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho." The topog...
Balaam Sent for, to Curse Israel Numbers 22:1-20 These Chapter s present a surprising contrast between the covetous prophet and his sublime prophecies. It is clearly possible to be the mouthpie...
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 ar...
Though Balak saw the destruction of the Amorites by Israel, yet had he consulted what was said concerning Moab, he might have learnt that Israel had no commission at that time to hurt Moab. On the co...
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. The word "Amorites" being particularly pointed, shows, as Aben Ezra observes, that Sihon and Og are both meant, and that th...
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...
Balak Sends for Balaam. B. C. 1452. 1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitche...
Balak, the son or successor of him whom Sihon had spoiled of part of his kingdom, Numbers 21:26 . Of him see Judges 11:25 Micah 6:5 .
Balak's Entreaty to Balaam ( Numbers 22:2-14 ). The story began with Balak sending important messengers to Balaam. These were ‘chieftains' (sarim - ‘nobles', ‘chieftains', ‘princes') who would se...
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 Pro...
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 2...
Balak. .. sent messengers unto Balaam. Balak’s first application to Balaam; or, man and supernatural I. Men in difficulty seeking supernatural help. “It was supposed that prophets and sorcerers...
EXPOSITION THE COMING OF BALAAM ( Numbers 22:2-4 ). 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. B...
The First Invitation Refused
Judges 11:25 ; Numbers 21:20-35 ; Numbers 21:3
The Woes of the Wicked Balaam Selections from Numbers 22:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS One of the things which sadden the soul is the way that not only professing Christians, but real believing...