And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. Numbers 25:1, 3 KJV Baal was a local diety worshipped by the Moabites, located in the region of Peor. Peor means opening, […]
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Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. Numbers 24:19 KJ If we had space, we would have quoted the entirety of the verse to the end. It is significant that what was meant for Balak extended to others as mentioned in the title. […]
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a […]
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? […]
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.Numbers 23:21 KJV This statement from Balaam is very loaded. There’s an implication that if sin, iniquity, or perverseness was found among the people, then there […]
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19 KJV Our attention was drawn to this theme in when in 2015 Bishop Obembe reported […]
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, defy Israel. How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied? Numbers […]
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an […]
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? Numbers 22:37 KJV There’s something Balak claims he has ability to do to Balaam, that’s honour. Honour is treating someone with high respect , […]
And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I […]