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 having answered, will say to them, Trull I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did to one of the least of my brethren, ye did to me.
Hired balaam
Numbers 22:3
And Moab will be afraid from before the people greatly, for they were many; and Moab will feel disgust from the face of the sons of Israel.
Joshua 24:9
And Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, will rise up and will fight against Israel, and he will send and call for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:
Our god
Numbers 23:8
How shall I curse, God cursing not? And how shall I be angry, God not being angry?
Numbers 24:5
How good thy tents, Jacob, and thy dwellings, Israel!
Deuteronomy 23:5
And Jehovah thy God willed not to hear to Balaam: and Jehovah thy God will turn to thee the curse to a blessing, for Jehovah thy God loved thee.
Psalm 109:28
They will curse and thou wilt bless: they arose and they shall be ashamed; and thy servant shall be glad.
Micah 6:5
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab counseled, and what Balaam son of Beor answered him from the acacias even to Gilgal; in order to know the justice of Jehovah.