Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
Peaceably even upon the fattest
Forecast his devices
Bible References
Peaceably even upon the fattest
Judges 9:4
And they gave to him seventy [pieces of] silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them worthless and reckless men, and {they followed him}.
Proverbs 17:8
The bribe [is] a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; {everywhere} he will turn, he will prosper.
Proverbs 19:6
Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone [is] the friend of a man of gifts.
Forecast his devices
Daniel 7:25
And he will speak words against the Most High, and he will wear out [the] holy ones of the Most High, and he will attempt to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time and two times and half a time.
Proverbs 23:7
For, like hair in his {throat}, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.
Ezekiel 38:10
" 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "{And then} on that day, things will come up on your mind, and you will devise evil plans.
Matthew 9:4
And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?