Numbers 23:22

Deuteronomy 33:17; Exodus 14:18; Exodus 20:2; Exodus 9:16; Job 39:10; Job 39:11; Numbers 22:5; Numbers 24:8; Psalms 22:21; Psalms 68:35

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An unicorn - A wild bull, the now extinct Aurochs, formidable for its size, strength, speed, and ferocity.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Balaam's Second Oracle. This goes beyond the preceding in frustrating the hopes of Balak, for it declares that God has not only not cursed Israel,...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strength . heights or heaps of. Hebrew. to'apoth. Only here, Numbers 24:8 ; Job 22:25 (plenty), and Psalms 95:4 (= heights). unicorn. This...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

22. God brouqht them out of Egypt. He assigns a reason for their constant success, i.e., because God has once redeemed this people, He wi...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 173 BALAAM’S SECOND ATTEMPT TO CURSE ISRAEL Numbers 23:18-23 . And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearke...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. The strength of a unicorn - ראם reem and ראים reim. It is generally all...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath, &c.— The alteration of the numbers in our translation renders the meaning sometimes perplexed. It would...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: `Rise up, Balak, and hear! Hearken unto...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Balaam (continued) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

God brought ] rather, 'It is God, and no other, that is bringing them out of Egypt.' They are here under the divine direction: cp. Exodus 20:2 ; E...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G od brought them out of Egypt. — Literally, is bringing them. The use of the participle denotes the continuance of the action. He who brought the...
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 visi...
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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are very precious truths; and doubly so when read with an eye to the evidence they bring with them, as they are in JESUS. In the covenant relat...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

God brought them out of Egypt ,.... With a mighty hand and stretched out arm, and he will conduct them through the wilderness, and bring them safe t...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Out of Egypt Namely, by a strong hand, and in spite of all their enemies, and therefore it is in vain to seek or hope to overcome them. He hath th...
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 Again Blesses Israel. B. C. 1452. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God brought them out of Egypt, to wit, by a strong hand, and in spite of all their enemies, and therefore it is in vain to seek or hope to overcome...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 23:18-24 (18a-24) ‘And he took up his incantation (parable),' Once again Balaam gave out his incantation. Note even here the chiastic c...
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...
Scofield Reference Notes

unicorn That is, the aurochs, or wild ox.
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

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel. The prophecies of Balaam Prophecy is not Fatalism, but in ma...
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

The Second Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God brought them out of Egypt, that occasion being the chief instance when He proved Himself their King, and this mighty work was still going on; he...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Out of Egypt — Namely, by a strong hand, and in spite of all their enemies, and therefore it is in vain to seek or hope to overcome them. He — Isra...

²² God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 23:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 23:22