Numbers 24:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 24:10

8 “God^a brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall ^bconsume the nations, his enemies;
He shall ^cbreak their bones
And ^dpierce them with his arrows.

9 ‘He^a bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’
^b“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he ^astruck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, ^b“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!

11 Now therefore, flee to your place. ^aI said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”

12 So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,

13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’?

14 And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, ^aI will advise you what this people will do to your people in the ^blatter days.”

Balaam’s Fourth Prophecy

15 So he took up his oracle and said:
“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

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Definitions of words in Numbers 24:10:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Anger {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Anger {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Balaam {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Balaam {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Balaam {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Balak {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Balak {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Balak {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Blessed {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Curse {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Curse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Look {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Three {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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