Numbers 23:10

Balaam's First Oracle

⁹ I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
There is a people living alone;
it does not consider itself among the nations.
¹⁰ Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or numbered the dust clouds of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright;
let the end of my life be like theirs. ¹¹ “What have you done to me?” Balak asked Balaam. “I brought you to curse my enemies, but look, you have only blessed them!”

People of Israel

With God

Israel

Jacob

Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Psalm 37:37

Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.

Psalm 116:15

The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

Genesis 28:14

Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

Genesis 22:17

I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

Numbers 2:9

The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah’s encampment is 186,400; they will move out first.

Numbers 2:16

The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben’s encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.

Numbers 2:24

The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim’s encampment number 108,100; they will move out third.

Numbers 2:31

The total number who belong to Dan’s encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners.”

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.

Luke 2:29-30

Now, Master,
You can dismiss Your slave in peace,
as You promised.

1 Corinthians 3:21-22

So no one should boast in human leaders, for everything is yours—

1 Corinthians 15:53-57

For this corruptible must be clothed
with incorruptibility,
and this mortal must be clothed
with immortality.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our temporary, earthly dwelling is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.

Philippians 1:21-23

For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

2 Timothy 4:6-8

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.

2 Peter 1:13-15

I consider it right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to wake you up with a reminder,