Bible Commentary

And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on [every] altar. And Balak did as Balaam had said,…. Though the sacrifices were expensive, he did not grudge them; he spared no cost to gain his point, though he now could have but little hope of it: and offered a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:30”

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. And Balaam said unto Balak,…. Being willing to try again what could be done, and to gratify the king, and especially to get the wages of unrighteousness, if possible, which he dearly loved, as the apostle … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:29”

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 28. the top of the Peor &c.] An expression exactly parallel to that in Num 21:20 (see note). The site of ‘the Peor’ is unknown, but it was evidently in the neighbourhood of the Pisgah. And Beth-peor (Deu 3:29; Deu 4:46; Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:28”

And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 27. This verse is a connecting link, added by the compiler, between the E and the J narrative. The words ‘I will take thee unto another … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:27”

But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? 26. All that the Lord speaketh, thatI must doa remarkable confession that he was divinelyconstrained to give utterances different from what it was his purposeand inclination to do. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:26”

And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 25, 26. Balak in his anger refuses to allow Balaam to make any further utterances about Israel, either to curse or to bless. Balaam reminds him of his reiterated statement that he could only say what Jehovah commanded him (Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:25”

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat [of] the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 24. Cf. Mic 5:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 24. Behold, the people shall rise … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:24”

Surely [there is] no enchantment against Jacob, neither [is there] any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Enchantment … divination – More strictly augury and soothsayers token, or the omen that was superstitiously observed. Soothsayer is the term applied to Balaam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:23”

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn. 22. He hath as it were the horns of the wild-ox ] ‘He’ means Israel, not God. The word for ‘horns’ is rare; but Deu 33:17 helps to decide the meaning. In Psa 95:4 it denotes mountain peaks. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:22”

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king [is] among them. 21. He hath not beheld Neither hath he seen &c.] The verbs are impersonal: ‘one hath not [i.e. no one hath] beheld ’ But in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 23:21”