Numbers 23:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. ”

• Numbers 23:6 - 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...

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• Numbers 23:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  lo. Figure of speech Asterismos (App-6).

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• Numbers 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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...

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• Numbers 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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...

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Aram was in Mesopotamia. Genesis 24:10 .

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• Numbers 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he returned unto him ,.... Immediately, as soon as he was told what to say: and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice ; continued in his devotions, hoping for success, and waiting for Balaam's...

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. B. C. 1452.       1 And...

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• Numbers 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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 23:6 - 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...

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• Numbers 23:6 - 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 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The First Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.

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