Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Because
Hired balaam
Bible References
Because
Matthew 25:40
And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
Hired balaam
Numbers 22:3
And Moab was much afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
Joshua 24:9
And Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;
Our god
Numbers 23:8
How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I denounce whom Jehovah doth not denounce?
Numbers 24:5
How goodly are thy tents, Jacob, and thy tabernacles, Israel!
Deuteronomy 23:5
But Jehovah thy God would not listen to Balaam; and Jehovah thy God turned the curse into blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.
Psalm 109:28
Let them curse, but bless thou; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.
Micah 6:5
My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Jehovah.