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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:20

Verse 20 20.Behold I have received commandment to bless. He signifies that a command to bless had been given him, antl a positive law laid down for him. For, as has been said, he was not free and independent in this matter; but God had bound him to exercise the prophetic office, even against his own will. Hence he declares that it is not in his power to alter the revelation, of which he is the minister and witness. But there is a remarkable expression introduced in the midst of his declaration,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:21

Verse 21 21.He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob. Some understand by און, aven, עמל , gnamal, idols, (161) which bring nothing but deadly labor and trouble to their worshippers; as if it were said that Israel was pure and untainted by such offenses, in that they duly served the one true God. But how will it be correct to say that God saw not idolatry in the people, when they had so openly fallen into it? For, although the golden calf was only made on one occasion, still their manifold and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:22

Verse 22 22.God brouqht them out of Egypt. He assigns a reason for their constant success, i.e., because God has once redeemed this people, He will not forsake the work which He has begun. The argument is drawn from the continued course of God’s blessings; for, since they flow from an inexhaustible fountain, their progress is incessant. This, however, specially refers to the state of the Church, for He will never cease to be gracious to His children, until He has led them to the very end of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:23

Verse 23 23.Surely there is no enchantment. This passage is commonly expounded as an encomium on the people, because they are not given to enchantments and magical superstitions, as God also had strictly enjoined upon them in His law that they should not pollute themselves by such defilements. Others thus explain it, The Israelites shall not want enchanters, because by the Urim and Thummim, or by the Prophets, God would reveal to them whatever should be profitable for them. Their opinion is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:20

I have received commandment to bless. The word "commandment "is not wanted here. Balaam had received, not instructions, but an inward revelation of the Divine will which he could not contravene. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:21

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob. The subject of this and the parallel clause is left indefinite. If it is God, according to the A.V then it means that God in his mercy shut his eyes to the evil which did exist in individuals, and for his own sake would not impute it to the chosen nation. If it be impersonal, according to the Septuagint and the Targums, "one does not behold iniquity," &c; then it means that the iniquity was not flagrant, was not left to gather head and volume until... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:22

God. אֵל , and also at the end of the next verse, and four times in the next chapter ( Numbers 23:4 , Numbers 23:8 , Numbers 23:16 , Numbers 23:23 ). The use seems to be poetic, and no particular signification can be attached to it. Brought them, or, perhaps, "is leading them." So the Septuagint: θεὸς ὁ ἐξαγαγὼν αὐτόν . Unicorn. Hebrew, רְאֵם . It is uniformly rendered μονοκέρως by the Septuagint, under the mistaken notion that the rhinoceros was intended. It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:23

Enchantment, נָחַשׁ . Rather, "augury." Septuagint, οἰωνισμός . See on Le 19:26, where the practice is forbidden to Israel. Against Jacob, or, "in Jacob," as the marginal reading, and this is favoured by the Septuagint and the Targums, and is equally true and striking. It was the proud peculiarity of Israel that he trusted not to any magic arts or superstitious rites, uncertain in themselves, and always leading to imposture, but to the direction and favour of the Almighty. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Numbers 23:20

I have received commandment to bless - literally, “I have received to bless.” The reason of his blessing lay in the augury which he acknowledged, and in the divine overruling impulse which he could not resist, not in any “commandment” in words. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Numbers 23:21

“Iniquity” and “perverseness” are found together again in the Hebrew of Psalms 10:7; Psalms 90:10, and elsewhere; and import wickedness together with that tribulation which is its proper result.The shout - The word is used (Leviticus 23:24 note) to describe the sound of the silver trumpets. The “shout of a king” will therefore refer to the jubilant sounds by which the presence of the Lord as their King among them was celebrated by Israel. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 23:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Numbers 23:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Numbers 23:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Numbers 23:21

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