Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
He took
Defy israel
General references
Bible References
He took
Numbers 23:18
Balaam uttered this prophecy: Come, Balak son of Zippor, and listen to what I have to say.
Numbers 24:3
He uttered this prophecy: The message of Balaam son of Beor. These are the words of the man who can see clearly.
Job 27:1
JOB CONTINUED:
Job 29:1
JOB UTTERED THESE WORDS:
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in an illustration. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, tell this riddle. Give this illustration to the nation of Israel.
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said: Oh no! Lord Jehovah, no! The people already say that I am only telling stories (a figure of speech or a parable).
Micah 2:4
In that day they will taunt you and speak mournfully with sorrow and much grief: 'We are utterly ruined! He exchanged the portion of my people and removed it from me. He divided our fields and gave them to the apostate.'
Habakkuk 2:6
Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?
Matthew 13:33
He offered another illustration: The kingdom of heaven is similar to leaven. A woman hid leaven in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
Mark 12:12
They tried to capture him but feared the crowd. They perceived that he spoke the illustration against them. So they left him and went away.
Come
Numbers 22:6
They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then maybe we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse.
Proverbs 26:2
Like the bird by wandering, like the swallow by flying, so a curse without cause does not land.
Defy israel
1 Samuel 17:10
The Philistine added: I challenge the Israelite battle line today. Send out a man so we can fight each other.
2 Samuel 21:21
When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.
2 Samuel 23:9
The next one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite. One time when the Philistines were at war with Israel, he and David dared the Philistines to fight them. Every one of the Israelite soldiers turned and ran.
General references
Numbers 23:11
Balak responded to Balaam: What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but all you have done is bless them!
Numbers 24:15
He began his discourse by saying: The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor. The oracle of the man, whose eye is opened,