Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
Stand
Peradventure
General references
Bible References
Stand
Numbers 23:15
Then he told Balak, "Stand by your offering while I go alone to meet the LORD."
Burnt
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings on it from every clean animal and every clean bird.
Genesis 22:2
God said, "Please take your son, your unique son whom you love Isaac and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him as a burnt offering there on one of the mountains that I will point out to you."
Exodus 18:12
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to dine with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of God.
Leviticus 1:1
The LORD told Moses from the middle of the Tent of Meeting,
Peradventure
Numbers 23:15
Then he told Balak, "Stand by your offering while I go alone to meet the LORD."
Numbers 22:8
In answer, Balaam told them, "Stay here for the night and I'll bring back a message to you, depending on what the LORD says to me." So the officers of Moab stayed with Balaam overnight.
Numbers 24:1
When Balaam noticed that the LORD was pleased that Balaam was blessing Israel, he didn't behave as he had time after time before, that is, to practice divination. Instead, he turned with his face to the wilderness,
General references
Numbers 23:6
So Balaam returned to where Balak had been standing, that is, next to his offerings, accompanied by all the Moabite officials.