Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 47:12; Isaiah 47:13; Numbers 23:20; Numbers 23:23
Balaam's First Oracle. Its purport is that the secure independence, the imposing numbers, and the undisturbed prosperity of Israel are proof that t...
How... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. curse . revile. Hebrew. nakab. GOD . Hebrew. 'El . the mighty God. See App-4. cursed. Hebrew...
DISCOURSE: 172 BALAAM’S FIRST ATTEMPT TO CURSE ISRAEL Numbers 23:7-10 . And he took up his parable, and said, Balak, the king of Moab, hath brou...
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? - It...
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?...
Balaam (continued) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam.
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....
The first of Balaam's prophecies was uttered in the midst of strange surroundings. Sacrifices were offered to heathen gods, while Balaam turned asid...
Observe what he saith: that he could not; not that he would not, for that he wished. But how precious an instruction doth this hold forth to the beli...
How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed ?.... The sense is, that it was impossible for him to curse those that God did not curse himself, or woul...
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied? Ver. 8. How shall I curse? ] He had a good mind...
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...
Balaam Constrained to Bless Israel; The Blessing Pronounced on Israel. B. C. 1452....
God hath not cursed, but blessed Israel, and therefore it is a vain and ridiculous attempt for me to curse them in spite of God.
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...
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 ....
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 happi...
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 First Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance.
How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy whom the Lord hath not defied? How could Balaam be expected to pronounce the doom of...
8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?