Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Bible References

Nevertheless

Romans 8:31
What shall we conclude then from this? if God be for us, who can be against us?
2 Corinthians 4:17
for the light affliction, which I at present suffer, will be infinitely over-ballanced by an eternal weight of glory;

Because the

Romans 9:13
as it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have discarded."
Romans 11:28
Though they are violently prejudiced against the gospel upon your account: yet they are objects of favour upon the account of their having been chosen out of respect to your fore-fathers.
Ephesians 2:4
then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us,