He hath not beheld … Neither hath he seen&c. The verbs are impersonal: -one hath not [i.e. no one hath] beheld …" But in accordance with Numbers 23:9, it is better to read (with Pesh.) - I behold not … neither do I see. "
calamity in Jacob… trouble in Israel This rendering is much more in harmony with the spirit of Balaam's utterances than R.V. [Note:.V. Redactor.] -iniquity" and -perverseness." See further in note on Numbers 23:23.
Verse Numbers 23:21. _HE HATH NOT BEHELD INIQUITY IN JACOB, NEITHER HATH_ _HE SEEN PERVERSENESS IN ISRAEL_] This is a difficult passage; for if we take the words as spoken of the _people_ Israel, as...
“Iniquity” and “perverseness” are found together again in the Hebrew of Psalms 10:7; Psalms 90:10, and elsewhere; and import wickedness together with that tribulation which is its proper result. THE S...
THE PARABLES OF BALAAM Chapter S 23-24 _ 1. The first parable (Numbers 23:1)_ 2. Balak's surprise and Balaam's answer (Numbers 23:11) 3. At Zophim (Numbers 23:13) 4. The second parable
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, but has positively blessed it, and describes Israel's...
INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avon,_ trespass. App-44. PERVERSENESS. Hebrew. _'amal._ App-44....
DISCOURSE: 173 BALAAM’S SECOND ATTEMPT TO CURSE ISRAEL Numbers 23:18. And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: God is not a man, that he sho...
HE HATH NOT BEHELD INIQUITY IN JACOB, &C.— _One shall not behold affliction in Jacob, nor see vexation in Israel._ Waterland. Houbigant renders this, _I shall not see iniquity,_ &c. The words will cer...
E. BALAAM'S SECOND BLESSING vv. 13-24 TEXT Numbers 23:13. And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me to another place, from whence thou mayest see them, and shalt not see them all: and curse...
_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 me, thou son of Zippori! God is not a man, that he sho...
BALAAM (CONTINUED) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam....
THE SHOUT OF A KING] is not the shout raised by a king, but the shout raised at the presence of a king. Israel rejoices in having God as their king: see Exodus 15:18; Deuteronomy 33:5; Isaiah 33:22....
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 23 BALAAM’S FIRST *PROPHECY – NUMBERS 23:1-12 V1 Balaam said to Balak, ‘Build 7 *altars here. Then bring to
HE HATH NOT BEHELD INIQUITY... — The same combination of the words _aven_ (iniquity, or injustice) and _amal_ (perverseness, or, rather, suffering or grievance) occurs in Habakkuk 1:3. THE SHOUT OF A...
לֹֽא ־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֨וֶן֙ בְּ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְ לֹא
NO ENCHANTMENT AGAINST ISRAEL Numbers 23:13 Balak was surprised and disappointed. He therefore bethought himself of limiting the seer's vision, so that he might see an attenuated Israel from a height...
The first of Balaam's prophecies was uttered in the midst of strange surroundings. Sacrifices were offered to heathen gods, while Balaam turned aside to inquire of Jehovah. The result was that we hav...
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the (i) shout of a king [is] among them. (i) They triumph as victorious kings ov...
Image-god, ( simulachrum) "a statue." Chaldean, "falsehood." Hebrew may also signify "perversity, or punishment." As long as Israel refrains from idol-worship, and from other transgressions, as they d...
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 relationship of GOD in CHRIST, the word, the oath, the p...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
21._He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob. _Some understand by און, _aven, _ עמל _, gnamal, _idols, (161) which bring nothing but deadly labor and trouble to their worshippers; as if it were said that...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, 24, AND 25. Moab also opposes in vain. Now they are in the plains of Moab, having only Jordan between them and the land of their rest. But had they a...
HE HATH NOT BEHELD INIQUITY IN JACOB, NEITHER HATH HE SEEN PERVERSENESS IN ISRAEL,.... Not that there was no sin in them, nor any observed by the Lord; yet not so as to mark it in strict justice, and...
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. Ver. 21. _He hath not beheld iniquity._] Of...
_Iniquity in Jacob_ Not such as in the Canaanites: such as he will punish with a curse, with utter destruction. _The Lord is with him_ He hath a favour for this people, and will defend and save them....
1.13.28 Balaks sacrifice. 7.18 Balaams parable. 1 AND Balaam saide vnto Balak, Build me here seuen Altars, and prepare mee here seuen oxen, and seuen rammes. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken, an...
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel, no trouble or affliction. Since the Lord found no criminal wickedness, no moral and spiritual rottenness of a kind th...
The Second Sacrifice and Prophetic Utterance....
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 onl...
11-30 Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A second time the curse is turned into a blessin...
HE, i.e. God, understood NUMBERS 23:20, and expressed NUMBERS 23:19, HATH NOT or doth not BEHOLD or _see iniquity_ or _perverseness_, i.e. any sin, _in Jacob_ or ISRAEL; which cannot be meant of a sim...
Numbers 23:21 observed H5027 (H8689) iniquity H205 Jacob H3290 seen H7200 (H8804) wickedness H5999 Israel H3478 LOR
Numbers 23:18 (18a-24) ‘And he took up his incantation (parable),' Once again Balaam gave out his incantation. Note even here the chiastic construction. Numbers 23:18 (18b-24) “Rise up, Balak, and...
Numbers 23:21 There are three special thoughts which come to us in connection with this text. I. The first is, the absolute need, if the army of the Lord is to conquer, of the presence of the Lord an...
CONTENTS: Balaam blesses instead of curses Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Balaam, Balak. CONCLUSION: Those who have the good will of heaven may expect the ill will of hell but God will not suffer real inj...
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. This was the highest sacrifice a nation could present....
_He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel._ THE PROPHECIES OF BALAAM Prophecy is not Fatalism, but in many cases, at least, a forecasting of the certain conse...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:13 Balaam observes that GOD does not CHANGE HIS MIND, so the blessing already pronounced cannot be turned into a curse (vv....
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:21 THE SHOUT OF A KING IS AMONG THEM. The king here is God himself, whose festivals are marked by shouts and trumpet blasts (e.g., Numbers 29:1).
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 23:1. _Build me here seven altars_. “As _seven_ was a number of perfection, Balaam chose it on this occasion, because he intended to offer a grand sacrifice, and...
NUMBERS 23:1 BUILD ME HERE SEVEN ALTARS. According to the common opinion of the heathen, it was necessary to propitiate with sacrifices the God with whom they had to do, and if possible to secure his...
Numbers 23:1-30 And God met Balaam: and Balaam said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said,...
2 Chronicles 13:12; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Corinthians 5:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16;...
Iniquity — Not such as in the Canaanites: Such as he will punish with a curse, with utter destruction. The Lord is with him — He hath a favour for this people, and will defend and save them. The shout...