Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.
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Numbers 11:25And LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took from the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders. And it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no mor
Numbers 24:5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy tabernacles, O Israel!
1 Samuel 19:20And Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
2 Chronicles 15:1And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
Song of Solomon 6:10Who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, sublime as an army with banners?
Matthew 10:4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 24:2-10
Balaam Blesses Israel a Third Time. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God,… Read the whole commentary →