Numbers 22:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

If the men

2 Thessalonians 2:9

But yet

Hosea 13:11

General references

Numbers 22:8

Joshua 24:10

Bible References

If the men

and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations."

And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,'when the LORD your God was your king.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.

And the word of the LORD came to me:

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,

But yet

And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you." So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.

And he answered and said, "Must I not take care to speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?"

'If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own will. What the LORD speaks, that will I speak'?

The LORDbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,

Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.'

I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.

General references

And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand.