Numbers 24:5-6

How goodly are thy tents, &c. Having seen them pitched in the plains of Moab, (Numbers 24:2,) he thus breaks forth into admiration of their beautiful order, as they lay ranged under their several standards. As the valleys Which often from a small beginning are spread forth far and wide. As gardens Pleasant and fruitful, and secured by a fence. As lign- aloes An Arabian and Indian tree of a sweet smell, yielding shade and shelter both to man and beast; such is Israel, not only safe themselves, but yielding shelter to all that join themselves to them. Which the Lord hath planted Nature, not art.