Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;
And has the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who falls down, with eyes wide open:
I behold Him, but not near;
bA Star shall come out of Jacob;
cA Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And1 batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of1 tumult.
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does1 valiantly.
And destroy the remains of the city.”
“Amalek was first among the nations,
But shall be last until he perishes.”
“Firm is your dwelling place,
And your nest is set in the rock;
How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”
And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict bEber,
And so shall1 Amalek, until he perishes.”
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Numbers 24:17
I shall see him - Or, I have seen, or do see the star, and sceptre as it here follows, that is, a great and eminent prince, which was to come out of Israel's loins, the Messiah, as both Jewish and Christian interpreters expound it, who most eminently and fully performed what is here said, in destroying the enemies of Israel or of God's church, here described under the names of the nearest and fiercest enemies of Israel: And to him alone agrees the foregoing verb properly, I shall see him, in my own person, as every eye shall see him, when he comes to judgment. Not now - Not yet, but after many ages. A star - A title often given to, princes and eminent persons, and particularly to the Messiah, Revelation 2:28, Revelation 22:16. A sceptre - That is, a sceptre - bearer, a king or ruler, even that sceptre mentioned Genesis 49:10. The corners - The borders, which are often used in scripture for the whole country to which they belong. Of Sheth - This seems to be the name of some then eminent, though now unknown place or prince in Moab; there being innumerable instances of such places or persons sometime famous, but now utterly lost as to all monuments and remembrances of them.
Other John Wesley's Notes entries containing Numbers 24:17:
Genesis 27:27-31
2 Samuel 8:2
Revelation 22:16
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