Numbers 23:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. ”

Numbers 23:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD (c) put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. (c) Taught him what to say.
Numbers 23:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 22:41 to Numbers 23:6 . Balak's Sacrifices preliminary to Balaam's first Oracle. This section proceeds from E. Balak brought Balaam to Bamoth-baal ( Numbers 22:41 mg. ), the site of a...
Numbers 23:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

put. word. This is inspiration. said. See note on Numbers 3:40 .
Numbers 23:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers 23:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth— Jehovah, in the original; which abundantly proves Balaam to have been a prophet of the true God. Concerning the word parable in the 7th verse, see the not...
Numbers 23:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. God met Balaam - not in compliance with his incantations, but...
Numbers 23:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Balaam (continued) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam.
Numbers 23:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth. — “ God, who had opened the mouth of the ass,” says Bishop Wordsworth, in loc., “in a manner contrary to her nature, now opens Balaam’s mouth in a manner con...
Numbers 23:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Blessing instead of a Curse Numbers 22:41 ; Numbers 23:1-12 Notice the position of these Chapter s, preceding the awful story of Baal-peor. Presently the Israelites will be perpetrating such...
Numbers 23:5 - 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...
Numbers 23:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I would beg the Reader to consult the first verse of the next chapter, and this will throw a light upon the whole subject. For it is very plain, from what is there said, that Balaam's leaving Balak,...
Numbers 23:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth .... Not grace into his heart, nor the fear of God within him, but suggested to him what to say; impressed it strongly on him, that he could not forget it,...
Numbers 23:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. Ver. 5. And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth.] The words thus put into his mouth, do but pass...
Numbers 23:5 - 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...
Numbers 23:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. B. C. 1452. 1 And...
Numbers 23:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He suggested what he should say, even those words, Numbers 23:8-10 .
Numbers 23:5 - 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,...
Numbers 23:5 - 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...
Numbers 23:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Balaam’s first parable; or, the blessedness of the people of God Balaam’s declaration of the happiness of Israel sets forth the blessedness of the p...
Numbers 23:5 - 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...
Numbers 23:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.
Numbers 23:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 18:18 ; Isaiah 51:16 ; Isaiah 59:21 ; Jeremiah 1:9 ; John 11:51 ; Luke 12:12 ; Numbers 22:35 ; Numbers 23:16 ; Proverbs 16:1 ; Proverbs 16:9

Numbers 23:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 23:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 23:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 23:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 23:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 23:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 23:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 23:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge