Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Numbers 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.
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.
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
NUMBERS 22:41 TO NUMBERS 23:6. BALAK'S SACRIFICES PRELIMINARY TO BALAAM'S FIRST ORACLE. This section proceeds from E. Balak brought Balaam to Bamoth-baal (Numbers 22:41 _mg._), the site of a sanctuary...
AS. according to what. OFFERED. offered up. Hebrew. _'alah._ See App-43....
Balaam demanded a seven-fold sacrifice, in order to propitiate God, that He might be willing to give His prophet a message. Balak complied with the request, hoping that the message might be a curse....
D. THE FIRST BLESSING OF BALAAM (NUMBERS 23:1-12) TEXT Numbers 23:1. And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2. And Balak did as Balaam...
_AND BALAK DID AS BALAAM HAD SPOKEN; AND BALAK AND BALAAM OFFERED ON EVERY ALTAR A BULLOCK AND A RAM._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
BALAAM (CONTINUED) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam....
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
AND BALAK AND BALAAM OFFERED. — It is more probable that Balak, as a king, performed priestly functions than that Balaam performed them alone. (See Note on Numbers 22:40.)...
וַ יַּ֣עַשׂ בָּלָ֔ק כַּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר בִּל
A BLESSING INSTEAD OF A CURSE Numbers 22:41; Numbers 23:1 Notice the position of these Chapter s, preceding the awful story of Baal-peor. Presently the Israelites will be perpetrating such terrible s...
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...
Altar. They both join in sacrificing to Chamos or the devil, whom Balaam styles his lord, Yehovah: but the true God was pleased to hinder the idol from interfering at present, and answered Balaam, in...
I would beg the Reader to observe, for it is well worth observation, what vast pains and expense bad men will put themselves to, under the cover of religion. Alas! what are seven altars, or seventy ti...
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...
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...
AND BALAK DID AS BALAAM HAD SPOKEN,.... Ordered seven altars to be built, and prepared seven bullocks and rams for sacrifice: AND BALAK AND BALSAM OFFERED ON EVERY ALTAR A BULLOCK AND A RAM; both see...
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram. Ver. 2. _And Balak did._] Ready to conform to any religion, so he might obtain his purposes. God...
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...
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. It was a pompous pretense at piety, and all the more abominable in the sight of the Lord since it c...
The First 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...
1-10 With the camps of Israel full in view, Balaam ordered seven altars to be built, and a bullock and a ram to be offered on each. Oh the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at...
Balak by procuring them and Balaam by offering them; through in ancient times kings were priests also, and so might perform a priestly work, as this was....
Numbers 23:2 Balak H1111 did H6213 (H8799) Balaam H1109 spoken H1696 (H8765) Balak H1111 Balaam H1109 offered...
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....
_Balak and Balaam offered on every altar._ THE SACRIFICE OF BALAK AND BALAAM I. Objectively this sacrifice was as perfect as the offerers could make it. Clearly they aimed at presenting a perfect of...
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,...
Numbers 23:14; Numbers 23:30...