Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Numbers 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.
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.
Verse Numbers 23:9. _FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS I SEE HIM_] That is, from the high places of Baal where he went, Numbers 22:41, that he might the more advantageously see the _whole_ camp of Israel. _...
FOR FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS ... - The “for” indicates the constraint under which Balaam felt himself. He had been met by God in his own way; from the cliff he had watched for the expected augury; an...
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 FIRST ORACLE. Its purport is that the secure independence, the imposing numbers, and the undisturbed prosperity of Israel are proof that the people have not been cursed by God and therefore c...
NOT BE RECKONED. Therefore cannot be in the judgment of Matthew 25, or confused with "the Gentiles, or with the church of God". 1 Corinthians 10:32....
_Balaam's first prophetic message_. This consists of seven short couplets. Balaam declares the uselessness of Balak's action in fetching him for the purpose of cursing (Numbers 23:7 f.); the security...
_And_ RECKONETH NOT ITSELF _among the nations_ Israel felt themselves to be completely separate from, and superior to, other nations because they possessed Jehovah's love and protection....
DISCOURSE: 172 BALAAM’S FIRST ATTEMPT TO CURSE ISRAEL Numbers 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,...
FOR FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS I SEE HIM, &C.— That is, from the top of the rocks on which he then stood: this, and the next expression, may relate not only to the present view he had of the camp of th...
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...
_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 NATIONS._ From the top - literally 'a bare place' on t...
BALAAM (CONTINUED) 1-10. First Utterance of Balaam....
THE PEOPLE SHALL DWELL ALONE, etc.] rather, 'Behold a people that dwelleth alone and is not reckoned among the nations!' Balaam singles out what was, and is still, a distinguishing characteristic of t...
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
FOR FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS I SEE HIM... — From the summit of the rocky mountain on which Balak had erected his seven altars, Balaam, according to one interpretation (see Numbers 22:41, and Note), h...
כִּֽי ־מֵ רֹ֤אשׁ צֻרִים֙ אֶרְאֶ֔נּוּ וּ מִ
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...
Hills. But all in vain. (Calmet) --- I am prevented from cursing him; and if I should do it, my imprecations would be turned into blessings by a superior Being. (Haydock) --- Alone, without standing i...
What a delightful string of the most glorious prophecies doth the LORD constrain this man to deliver! Yes! the LORD doth send, by whom he will send, his blessed truths to his church and people. And le...
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...
9_For from the top of the rocks I see him. _Unless I am mistaken, the meaning is that, although he only beheld the people from afar, so that he could not accurately perceive their power from so high 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...
FOR FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS I SEE HIM, AND FROM THE HILLS I BEHOLD HIM,.... That is, Israel in their camps; Balaam being at this time on the top of a rock, or on an high hill, from whence he had a v...
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 nations. Ver. 9. _From the top of the rocks I see him._...
_From the hills I behold him_ The hills on which he then stood. This and the former expression may relate not only to the present view he had of the camp of Israel, but to their future settlement in C...
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...
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him, namely, Israel personified, as the congregation of Jehovah. LO, THE PEOPLE SHALL DWELL ALONE, not in absolute seclusion, but a...
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...
FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKS, upon which I now stand, I see the people, according to thy desire, NUMBERS 22:41, but cannot improve that sight to the end for which thou didst design it, to wit, to curse t...
Numbers 23:9 top H7218 rocks H6697 see H7200 (H8799) hills H1389 behold H7789 (H8799) people H5971 dwelling...
Numbers 23:9 The subject of prophecy is one which certainly ought not to be altogether neglected. If it were only for the sake of the many appeals made to it by our Lord and His Apostles, it would ha...
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....
_How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?_ BALAAM’S FIRST PARABLE; OR, THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD Balaam’s declaration of the happiness of Israel sets forth the blessedness of the peop...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 23:9 A PEOPLE DWELLING ALONE shows Israel’s sense of being a chosen people, different from other nations. ⇐...
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,...
1 Peter 2:9; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Amos 9:9; Deuteronomy 32:8;...
The rocks — Upon which I now stand. I see him — I see the people, according to thy desire, Numbers 22:41, but cannot improve that sight to the end for which thou didst design it, to curse them. The pe...