Numbers 24:16

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹⁵Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, "This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open, ¹⁶the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:¹⁷I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth. ¹⁸Edom will become a possession, Seir will be owned by his enemies, but Israel will perform with valor. ¹⁹A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city." ²⁰Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: "Amalek was first among the nations, but his end shall be destruction." ²¹Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: "Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. ²²Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive." ²³Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it? ²⁴Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever."

Bible Verse Review
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Numbers 24:4, 2 Samuel 23:1, 2 Samuel 23:2, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 13:2

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:31 - opened Numbers 24:3 - whose eyes are open hath said Deuteronomy 32:8 - Most 1 Samuel 9:19 - the seer 1 Kings 13:20 - the word of the Lord Proverbs 18:2 - but Isaiah 1:1 - vision Acts 10:10 - he fell 1 Corinthians 14:37 - any Titus 1:16 - profess Hebrews 6:4 - were once

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man," she said.

Genesis 24:17
So the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me have a little water from your jar."

Genesis 24:18
"Drink, my lord," she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

Genesis 26:7
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."

Genesis 39:6
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph's care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

Song of Solomon 5:2
I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one." My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And knew, the knowledge of the Most High - With the addition of these words, which point to the greater importance and the more distinctly predictive character of what follows, the introduction to this last parable is the same as the introduction to the preceding parable.