Study Desk

Is the soil fertile or poor? Are there many trees? Do your best to bring back samples of the crops you see." (It happened to be the season for harvesting the first ripe grapes.)

They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it.

When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.

Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the Lord . Then we will see whom the Lord chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!"

But stay here one more night, and I will see if the Lord has anything else to say to me."

The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.

Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the Lord will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill,

I see them from the cliff tops; I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves, set apart from other nations.

Then King Balak told him, "Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!"

and this is the message he delivered: "This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

This is the message Balaam delivered: "This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,

I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel. It will crush the heads of Moab's people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.

"Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.

‘Of all those I rescued from Egypt, no one who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they have not obeyed me wholeheartedly.

‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the Lord completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.'

Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.'

Instead, commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead the people across the Jordan. He will give them all the land you now see before you as their possession.'

And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn't see his form; there was only a voice.

"But be very careful! You did not see the Lord 's form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai.