Numbers 23:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. ”

• Numbers 23:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Numbers 23:25 to Numbers 24:2 . Balak's Sacrifices preliminary to Balaam's third Oracle. The scene of these was Peor, some mountain overlooking the desert bordering the Dead Sea on the W. The in...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  offered . offered up. Hebrew. 'alah. App-43.

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• Numbers 23:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].

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• Numbers 23:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Balaam (continued) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam.

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• Numbers 23:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  No Enchantment against Israel Numbers 23:13-30 Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated Israel from...

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• Numbers 23:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 ha...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Nothing can be more evident, I think, from the perusal of the whole conference between Balak and Balaam, than that Balak was satisfied of Balaam's wish to oblige him with cursing Israel, had he dared...

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• Numbers 23:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Balak did as Balaam had said ,.... Though the sacrifices were expensive, he did not grudge them; he spared no cost to gain his point, though he now could have but little hope of it: and offered...

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• Numbers 23:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar. Ver. 30. And Balak did. ] How unweariable are wicked men in their ways!

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• Numbers 23:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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 observe...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Balaam Again Blesses Israel. B. C. 1452.       13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Numbers 23:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Third Attempt To Influence Yahweh ( Numbers 23:27 to Numbers 24:13 ). The previous two attempts at enchantment having failed Balak decided that he must try again, this time with Baal-peor. S...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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,...

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• Numbers 23:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 pre...

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• Numbers 23:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor. The wicked are wise in their kind to bring their wicked purposes to pass We may observe by continual experience the nature of ungodly men. They are cu...

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• Numbers 23:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 s...

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• Numbers 23:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Second Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.

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• Numbers 23:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Numbers 23:30

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