Numbers 22:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

Sent

Revelation 2:14

Pethor

Deuteronomy 23:4

Deuteronomy 23:4

They cover

Genesis 13:16

Exodus 1:7

Psalm 105:24

General references

Numbers 22:10

Bible References

Sent

This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you.

Along with those the Israelites put to death, they also killed the diviner, Balaam son of Beor, with the sword.

Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

My people,
remember what Balak king of Moab proposed,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from the Acacia Grove

to Gilgal

so that you may acknowledge
the Lord’s righteous acts.

They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path and have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness

But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

Pethor

This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you.

They cover

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.

The Lord

made His people very fruitful;

He made them more numerous than their foes,

General references

Balaam replied to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me: