Numbers 22:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

If the men

2 Thessalonians 2:9

But yet

Hosea 13:11

General references

Numbers 22:8

Joshua 24:10

Bible References

If the men

And they said to him, Behold, thou are old, and thy sons do not walk in thy ways. Now make for us a king to judge us like all the nations.

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, when LORD your God was your king.

So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.

And the word of LORD came to me, saying,

Whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and marvels of deceit,

But yet

And the agent of LORD said to Balaam, Go with the men, but only the word that I shall speak to thee, that thou shall speak. So Balaam went with the rulers of Balak.

And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which LORD puts in my mouth?

If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind. What LORD speaks, that I will speak?

LORD brings the counsel of the nations to naught. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

They were not estranged from that which they desired. Their food was yet in their mouths

Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou came.

I have given thee a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.

General references

And he said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as LORD shall speak to me. And the rulers of Moab abode with Balaam.

but I would not hearken to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you greatly. So I delivered you out of his hand.