Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:4
23:4 And God {b} met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a bullock and a ram.(b) Appeared to him. read more
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John Calvin
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:5
23:5 And the LORD {c} put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.(c) Taught him what to say. read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:7
23:7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, {d} defy Israel.(d) Cause everyone to hate and detest them. read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:9
23:9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the {e} nations.(e) But shall have religion and laws apart. read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:10
23:10 Who can count the {f} dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth [part] of Israel? Let me {g} die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!(f) The infinite multitude, as the dust of the earth.(g) The fear of God’s judgment caused him to wish to be joined to the household of Abraham: thus the wicked have their consciences wounded when they consider God’s judgments. read more
L.M. Grant
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:1-30
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 order to prophecy against Israel. Here he observed only "a portion of the people" (NASB), for Balak wanted to give Balaam the impression that Israel was not a large nation so he might more safely curse them. Balaam exposed his idolatrous character immediately by asking Balak to build seven altars, offering on each one a bull and a ram. God allowed... read more
James Gray
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Numbers 23:1-30
BALAAM AND HIS PROPHECIES THE HISTORICAL SETTING (Numbers 22:0 ) In what neighborhood are the Israelites now camped (Numbers 22:1 )? Where is this located? Who was the king of this people (Numbers 22:4 )? What effect on him was wrought by Israel’s victories over his neighbors (Numbers 22:2-4 )? What plan of defense other than war does he adopt (Numbers 22:5-6 )? Balaam’s History and Character Balaam is a mystery. He comes from Mesopotamia where the knowledge of the true God lingered... read more
Joseph Parker
The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Numbers 23:1-30
Balaam's Vision of the Church Numbers 22-24 Let Israel, as gathered within sight of Moab, be regarded as representing the Church of the living God: let Balak, king of Moab, be regarded as representing all the forces which encounter the Church of the living God with suspicion or hostility: let Balaam be regarded as the prophet of the Lord standing between the Church and the kingdoms of heathenism, and declaring the divine purpose, and dwelling in sacred and rapturous eloquence upon the... read more
Robert Hawker
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 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. read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Numbers 23:2
23:2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and(a) Balak and Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram.(a) For among the Gentiles the kings often used to sacrifice, as did the priests. read more