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 shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brothers, ye have done it unto me.
Hired balaam
Numbers 22:3
And Moab was sore afraid of the people because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the sons of Israel.
Joshua 24:9
Then Balak, the son of Zippor, king of the Moabites, arose and warred against Israel and sent and called Balaam, the son of Beor, to curse you.
Our god
Numbers 23:8
Why should I curse one whom God has not cursed? And why should I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?
Numbers 24:5
How beautiful are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy habitations, O Israel!
Deuteronomy 23:5
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.
Psalm 109:28
Let them curse, but bless thou; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let thy slave rejoice.
Micah 6:5
O 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 the LORD.