Numbers 23:1

CONTENTS

The subject through this chapter is a continuation of the former. The idolatrous prince, and the impious prophet, are both busily engaged, in seeking how to curse the LORD'S Israel, whom GOD hath blessed.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Balaam, after the general custom of the pagan, prefaced his divinations by sacrifice. In the number of the altars regard was probably had to the nu...
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 B...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Build me here seven altars. We more positively conclude from hence that this degenerate prophet had been by no means wont to prophesy in...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. Build me here seven altars, etc. - The oxen an...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Build me here seven altars, &c.— That is, say some, in honour of that God who had consecrated the number seven by ceasing from his works of c...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. Build me here seven altars. Balak, bei...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

On the meaning of these sacrifices see on Numbers 22:40 . Balak may have intended these sacrifices for Baal, but Balaam at all events thinks of the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

XXIII. (1) Build me here seven altars. — The patriarchs of old, as their pious descendants after the giving of the Law, never erected more than...
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....
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 asid...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Balaam said unto Balak ,.... When upon one of the high places of Baal, and after having taken a view of the people of Israel as they lay encampe...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. Ver. 1. Build me here seven altars. ] Here,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Build me seven altars To the true God, otherwise he would not have mentioned it to God as an argument why he should grant his requests, as he does,...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. B. C. 1452....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

NUMBERS CHAPTER 23 Balak and Balsam sacrifice: God meets him, and he blesses Israel, Numbers 23:1-10 . Balak is troubled: they go to another pla...
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 occasio...
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 ....
The Biblical Illustrator

Balak and Balaam offered on every altar. The sacrifice of Balak and Balaam I. Objectively this sacrifice was as perfect as the offerers could m...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams, namely, one animal of either group for each al...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The First Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 15:26 ; 1 Samuel 15:22 ; 2 Chronicles 29:21 ; 2 Kings 18:22 ; Exodus 20:24 ; Exodus 27:1-8 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Ezekiel 45:23 ; Is...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Build seven altars — To the true God, otherwise he would not have mentioned it to God, as an argument why he should grant his requests, as he doth,...

¹ And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 23:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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