Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now. I behold him, but not near. There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of tumult.
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Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For, [she said], God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.
Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
1 Samuel 14:38And Saul said, Draw near here, all ye chiefs of the people, and know and see how this sin has been this day.
2 Kings 3:5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
1 Chronicles 18:2And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:16-25
Balaam's Prophecy. ( b. c. 1452.) 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and… Read the whole commentary →