Numbers 23:7

“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”

"And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel." - Numbers 23:7
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What does Numbers 23:7 mean?

Numbers 23:7 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel." This verse is part of a larger narrative in…

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The Blessing of God Over Curses

In the book of Numbers, we encounter a fascinating character: Balaam, a diviner summoned by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelites. The verse under our consideration, Numbers 23:7 (KJV), states: "And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me…

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A Prayer for Divine Favor and Protection in Times of Challenge

O Heavenly Father, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the sovereign Lord who knows our hearts and our destinies, I come before You today with reverence and awe, reflecting upon the words of Your servant in Numbers 23:7. In this passage, we hear Balak, the king of Moab…

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Numbers 23:30
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Numbers 23:1-13
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Numbers 16:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:23 - "And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher."
Numbers 3:23 - "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward."
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Numbers 4:7
Numbers 23:23 - "Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!"
Numbers 10:23 - "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."
Numbers 23:28 - "And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon."
Numbers 2:23 - "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred."
Numbers 34:23 - "The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod."
"And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar." - Numbers 7:23
Numbers 1:23 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred."
Numbers 26:23 - "¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:"
Numbers 23:30 - "And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar."
Numbers 23:22 - "God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn."
Numbers 7:1-9
matthew 7:23
Genesis 23-7
Numbers 7:7 - "Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:"
Numbers 4:7-8
Numbers 1:7 - "Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
Numbers 28:23 - "Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering."