Sundry journeys of the Israelites.

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P2 Kings 18. 4.

John 3. 14,
15.

9 ch. 33. 43.

rch. 33. 44.

And Moses prayed for the people.

8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

9 And P Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole; and it came to pass, that if à serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and rpitched at IjeOr, Heaps abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.

of Abarim.

$ Deut. 2. 13.

tch. 22. 36. Judg. 11. 18.

1 Or, Faheb in Suphah.

12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. 13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for t Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the "Deut. 2. 18, dwelling of Ar, and tlieth upon the border of Moab.

29.

† Heb. leaneth.

16 And from thence they went *Judg. 9. 21. to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17 Then Israel sang Ps. 105. 2. & song, †Spring up, O well; ye unto it:

Y Ex. 15. 1.

106. 12.

† Heb.

Ascend. 1Or,

answer.

z Is. 33. 22.

Heb. field. Or, The hill.

a ch. 23. 28. 1Or, The wilderness.

b Deut. 2. 26,

27.

Judg. 11. 19.

this

sing

18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

19 And from Mattanah to Nahalicl: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh afoward Jeshi

mon.

21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

c

Sihon and Og are overcome.

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ch. 20, 17.

22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the CHRIST fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.

23d And Sihon would not suffer a Deut. 29. 7. Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

Deut. 2. 32. Judg. 11. 20.

fDeut. 2. 33. & 29. 7. Josh. 12. 1, 2. & 24.8. Neh. 9. 22. Ps. 135. 10, 11. & 136, 19. Amos 2. 9.

25 And Israel took all these cities and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the † villages + Heb. thereof.

26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed hAr of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Balak sendeth

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ses, P Fear him not: for I have CHRIST delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and q thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the 11. & 136, 20. Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

P Deut. 3. 2. q ver. 24. Ps. 135. 10,

* Deut. 3. 3, 4, &c.

a cli. 33. 48.

b Judg. 11. 25.

© Ex. 15. 15.

d ch. 31. 8. Josh. 13. 21.

Deut. 23. 4. Josh. 13. 22. & 24. 9.

Mic. 6. 5.

2 Pet. 2. 15. Jude 11. Rev. 2. 14.

Deut. 23. 4.

† Heb. eye.

35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.

CHAPTER XXII.

1 Balak's first message for Balaam is refused. 15 His second message obtaineth him. 22 An angel would have slain him, if his ass had not saved him. 36 Balak entertaineth him.

AND the children of Israel

set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

2¶ And b Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Neh. 13.1, 2. Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, fSee ch. 23. 7. Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

8 ch. 23. 7.

for Balaam.

Before

9k And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these CHRIST with thee?

10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

13 And Balaam rose up in the Rom. 11. 29. morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, †Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me:

19 Now therefore, I pray you, Ptarry ye also here this night, Pver. 8. that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

20 And God came unto Ba- ver. 9. laam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall ver. 35. say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

ch. 23. 12, 26. & 24.13.

22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: sand the Ex. 4. 24. angel of the LORD stood in the

An angel opposeth Balaam.

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way for an adversary against CHRIST him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

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t See 2 Kings 6. 17. Dan. 10. 7. Acts 22. 9. 2 Pet. 2. 16. Jude 11.

u2 Pet. 2. 16.

23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

28 And the LORD "opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword *Prov. 12. 10. in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

Y2 Pet. 2. 16. † Heb. who hast ridden upon me. Or, ever since thou wast, &c.

Z See Gen. 21. 19.

2 Kings 6.17. Luke 24. 16,

31.

a Ex. 34. 8. Or, bowed himself.

30 y And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, tupon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he a bowed down his head, and I fell flat on his face.

32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? Behold, I went out to withstand thee, because an adversa thy way is perverse before me: 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

† Heb. to be ry unto thee. b2 Pet. 2. 14, 15.

c

1452. c1 Sam. 15. 24, 30. & 26.

2 Sam. 12. 13. Job 34. 31,

32.

Hehe evil

in thine eyes.

Balak goeth to meet Balaam. 34 And Balaam said unto the Before angel of the LORD, I have sin- CHRIST ned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: dbut only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, ehe Gen. 14. 17. went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, f which is in the fch. 21. 13. border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.

ver. 20.

CHAPTER XXIII.

1, 13, 28 Balak's sacrifice. 7, 18 Balaam's parable.

A a Build me here seven al- aver. 29. tars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

Buidam side to Balak.

2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam boffered on every altar a bullock b ver. 14, 30. and a ram.

3 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 a high place.

4 e And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have

ver. 15.

deh. 24. 1.

Or, he went

solitary.

ver. 16.

Balaam's first parable.

1452. f ver. 16. cl. 22, 35.

5 And the LORD fput a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Deut. 18. 18. Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

Jer. 1. 9.

g ver. 18.

ch. 24.3, 15,
23.

Job 27. 1. & 29. 1. Ps. 73. 2. Ez. 17. 2. MIC. 2. 4. Hab. 2. 6. hcl. 22. 6, 11. 17.

i1 Sam. 17.10. k Is. 47. 12, 13.

mEx. 33. 16. Ezra 9 2. Eph. 2. 14.

n Gen. 13. 16. & 22. 17.

6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

7 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, i defy Israel.

8kHow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I 1 Deut. 33. 28. behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and mshall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me soul, or, my die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? Pch. 22.11,17. PI took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

† Heb. my

life.

Ps. 116. 15.

& 24. 10.

4 ch. 22. 38.

12 And he answered and said, q Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top Or, The hill. of Pisgah, rand built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

r ver. 1, 2.

s ver. 5. ch. 22, 35.

15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab

Balaam's second parable.

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18 And he took up his parable, ! Before and said, Rise up, Balak, and CHRIST hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 y He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, aand the shout of a king is among them.

22 b God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn.

t Judg. 3. 20.
"1 Sam. 15.

29.
Mal. 3. 6.
Rom. 11. 29.
Tit. 1. 2.
James 1. 17.

Gen. 12. 2.

& 22. 17. ch. 22. 12.

Rom. 4. 7, 8.

Ex. 13.21. &

29, 45, 46. & 33. 14.

a Ps. 89. 15.

beh. 24. 8. Deut. 33. 17.

Job 39. 10,

11.

d Ps. 31. 19. & 44. 1.

23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is Or, in. there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, d What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: the shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.