Bible Commentary

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. 21. Balaam . . . saddled hisassprobably one of the white sprightly animals which personsof rank were accustomed to ride. The saddle, as usually in the East,would be nothing more than a pad or his outer cloak. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:21”

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 20. If the men be come to call thee ] i.e. since the men have come this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:20”

Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 19. Balaam had learnt ( Num 22:12) that Israel was a people on whom God’s blessing rested. It was therefore impossible for him to go and curse them. But when Balak’s more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:19”

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 18. Jehovah my God ] It is very remarkable that the early Israelite tradition, as preserved in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:18”

For I will promote thee unto very great honor, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 17. I will promote thee unto very great honour ] I will surely honour thee exceedingly. The expression does not imply that Balaam would be appointed to a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:17”

And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: No counsel nor suggestion either of God or man. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And they came to Balaam,…. Though men of such … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:16”

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they. 15. Balak treats the prophet’s reason for not coming as a mere excuse. Balaam, being a famous diviner, required, as he thought, to be treated with greater respect. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Balak, like the ancient pagan world generally, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:15”

And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. Verse 14. Balaam refuseth to come with us.] “Observe,” says Mr. Ainsworth, “Satan’s practice against God’s word, seeking to lessen the same, and that from hand to hand, till he bring it to naught. Balaam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:14”

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 13. Balaam may have felt regret at being unable to win the offered rewards, but there is no hint of it in the narrative. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:13”

And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed. 12. for they are blessed ] It was necessary to inform Balaam of this; as a foreigner in far Mesopotamia he knew nothing of Israel and their relation to Jehovah. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 22:12”