20And God came unto Balaam 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 say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-21)We have here a second embassy sent to Balaam, to fetch him over to curse Israel. It were well for us if we were as earnest and constant in prosecuting a good work, notwithstanding disappointments, as Balak was in pursuing this ill design. The enemies of the church are restless and unwearied in their attempts against it; but he that sits in heaven laughs at them. Observe, I. The temptation Balak la…
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