Numbers 22:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Have i

Isaiah 47:12

The word

General references

Numbers 23:12

Numbers 24:12

Bible References

Have i

But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.

The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...

A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

Who makes the signs of those who give word of the future come to nothing, so that those who have knowledge of secret arts go off their heads; turning the wise men back, and making their knowledge foolish:

Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

Go on now with your secret arts, and all your wonder-working, to which you have given yourself up from your earliest days; it may be that they will be of profit to you, or by them you may put fear into your attackers.

The word

And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to go outside the orders of the Lord, doing good or evil at the impulse of my mind; whatever the Lord says I will say?

And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.

General references

And in answer he said, Am I not ordered to say only what the Lord puts into my mouth?

Then Balaam said to Balak, Did I not say to the men you sent to me,