Balaam's Final Oracle

Numbers 24

15 p And he took up his discourse and said,
"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
 16 the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
and knows the knowledge of q the Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
r falling down with his eyes uncovered:
 17 s I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near:
t a star shall come out of Jacob,
and u a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall v crush the forehead 1 of Moab
and break down all the sons of Sheth.
 18 w Edom shall be dispossessed;
x Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
Israel is doing valiantly.
 19 And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion
and destroy the survivors of cities!"

20 Then he looked on Amalek and y took up his discourse and said,
"Amalek was the first among the nations,
z but its end is utter destruction."

21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said,
"Enduring is your dwelling place,
and your nest is set in the rock.
 22 Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned
when Asshur takes you away captive."

23 And he took up his discourse and said,
"Alas, who shall live when God does this?
 24 But ships shall come from a Kittim
and shall afflict Asshur and b Eber;
and he too c shall come to utter destruction."

25 Then Balaam rose and d went back to his place. And Balak also went his way.

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 21:27
    Therefore the ballad singers say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built; let the city of Sihon be established.
    Numbers 23:7
    And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: 'Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!
  2. Cross References
    Acts 7:48
    Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says.
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 24:4
    The oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered:
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 23:9
    For from the top of the crags I see him, from the hills I behold him; behold, a people dwelling alone, and not counting itself among the nations!
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 2:2
    Saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.
    Revelation 22:16
    "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 49:10
    The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:45
    In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult.
    2 Samuel 8:2
    And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:14
    Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
    Psalms 60:8 - 9
    Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.
    Amos 9:12
    That they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name," declares the Lord who does this.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 32:3
    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
    Genesis 36:8
    So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. ( Esau is Edom.)
  10. Cross References
    Numbers 23:7
    And Balaam took up his discourse and said, "From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: 'Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, denounce Israel!
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 17:14
    Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.
    1 Samuel 15:3
    Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'
    1 Samuel 15:8
    And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 10:4
    The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
    Daniel 11:30
    For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 10:21
    To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
    Genesis 10:25
    To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.
  14. Cross References
    Numbers 24:20
    Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first among the nations, but its end is utter destruction.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 31:8
    They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
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