Numbers 23:27
“Please come with me and I will take you somewhere else,” Balak said. “Maybe God would let you curse them for me from there.”
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In Context
26But Balaam replied, “Didn't I explain to you that I have to do whatever the Lord tells me?”
28Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wastelands.
Cross References
Numbers 23:13Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. But you'll only see a part of their camp—you won't see all of them. You can curse them for me from there.”
Job 23:13But God is unchangeable—who can turn him from his purposes? He does whatever he wants to do.
Proverbs 21:30Whatever wisdom, understanding, or guidance you may have is nothing before the Lord.
Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the very beginning, declaring from ancient times what the future will bring. Whatever I plan will take place; I will accomplish everything I wish.
Romans 11:29God's gifts and his calling can't be withdrawn.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 23:14-30
Balaam Again Blesses Israel. ( b. c. 1452.) 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 of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam,… Read the whole commentary →