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Numbers 24:8

Numbers 24:8

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Numbers 24 — OverviewNumbers 24 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter continues and concludes the history of the defeat of the counsels of Balak and Balaam against Israel, not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts; and as great an instance it…Numbers 24 — OverviewNumbers 24 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 24:1, Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel; Numbers 24:10, Balak, in anger, dismisses him; Numbers 24:15, He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations.Numbers 24 — OverviewNumbers 24 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we are told, that Balaam leaving his enchantments, the Spirit of God came on him, and he spake of the happiness of Israel, and prophesied of their future greatness and glory, Nu 24:1 which so exasperated…Numbers 24:1-9Numbers 24:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryBALAAM-THE THIRD PARABLE This passage marks the period at which Balaam becomes finally convinced that it is vain for him to attempt to satisfy Balak, or to carry out the baser promptings of his own heart. He confesses…Numbers 24:7-10Numbers 24:7-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryBALAAM-THE FIRST PARABLE The word "parable" is used here in a somewhat peculiar sense. It is not, as in the New Testament, a fictitious narrative embodying and enforcing some moral truth, but a "dark saying," a mystic…Numbers 24:8Numbers 24:8 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd shall break their bones. יְגָרֵם (cf. Ezekiel 23:34) seems to mean "crush" or "smash." The Septuagint has ἐκμυελιεῖ, "shall suck out," i.e; the marrow, but the word does not seem to bear this meaning. Pierce them…