Numbers 22:20

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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

They said: You are an old man. You set a good example for your sons. But they have not followed it. Now we want a king to be our leader like all the other nations. Choose one for us!

But when you saw that King Nahash of Ammon was about to attack you, you rejected Jehovah as your king. You said to me: 'We want a (human) king to rule us.'

Therefore I gave them over to their stubborn hearts. They walked in their own counsel.

Jehovah then spoke his word to me:

The evil (lawless) one will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false signs and wonders.

But yet

But the angel said: Go on with these men, but say only what I tell you to say. Thus Balaam went on with them.

Balaam answered: I must say what Jehovah tells me to say.

Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of Jehovah either good or bad, of my own accord. What Jehovah speaks, that I will speak!

Jehovah nullifies the counsel of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Before they had satisfied their desire, while their food was in their mouths,

For the reason that you rage against me and because your insolence (arrogance) has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the way you came.

I gave you a king when I was angry, and I took him away when I was furious.

General references

Spend the night here, Balaam said to them, and I will report to you what Jehovah tells me. So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you, and in this way I rescued you from Balak.