Numbers 24:1-4

Balaam's Third Oracle

1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go, as at s other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel t camping tribe by tribe. And u the Spirit of God came upon him,

3 and he v took up his discourse and said,
"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, 1
4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
w falling down with his eyes uncovered:

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 23:3
    And Balaam said to Balak, "Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you." And he went to a bare height.
    Numbers 23:15
    Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 2:22 - 31
    Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni.
  3. Cross References
    Judges 3:10
    The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.
    1 Samuel 19:20
    Then 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.
    1 Samuel 19:23
    And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
    2 Chronicles 15:1
    The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
    2 Chronicles 20:14
    And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.
  4. 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!
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
    Ezekiel 3:23
    So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the Chebar canal, and I fell on my face.
    Revelation 1:10
    I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
    Revelation 1:17
    When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last.
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