8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
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Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Here is, I. Great preparation made for the cursing of Israel. That which was aimed at was to engage the God of Israel to forsake them, and either to be on Moab’s side or to stand neuter. O the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at men’s beck! Balaam and Balak think to bribe him with altars and sacrifices, offered without any warrant or institution of his: as if he would eat t…
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