Numbers 24:23

“And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!”

"And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!" - Numbers 24:23
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What does Numbers 24:23 mean?

Numbers 24:23 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Numbers that recounts the story of Balak, the king of Moab, who hired Balaam, a diviner…

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When God Doeth This: A Reflection on Human Fragility and Divine Sovereignty

The Book of Numbers, particularly chapter 24 verse 23, presents us with a profound moment of prophecy where Balaam delivers a startling declaration: "And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!" In this statement, we glean the weighty…

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A Prayer of Contemplation on Divine Judgment

O Gracious and Almighty God, We come before You today with hearts humbled and minds stirred by the weight of Your Word. As we reflect on the profound message from Numbers 24:23, where it is written, “And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth…

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Numbers 24:23 - "And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!"
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Numbers 23:30
Genesis 24-23
1 Chronicles 23:24 - "¶ These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward."
Numbers 23:1-13
Numbers 4:24 - "This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:"
Leviticus 24:20-23
Numbers 6:24 - "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:"
Numbers 8:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:24 - "And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah."
Numbers 26:24 - "Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites."
Numbers 16:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 24:24 - "And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever."
Luke 23:24 - "And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required."
Numbers 33:23 - "And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher."
Numbers 34:24 - "And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan."
Numbers 3:24 - "And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael."
Numbers 3:23 - "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward."
Colossians 3:23-24 (KJV) 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 (KJV) 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Balaam bless Israel twice in numbers 23
Numbers 10:24 - "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni."
Colossians 3:23-24 (KJV) 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
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 29:24 - "Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:"
Numbers 35:24 - "Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:"
Numbers 22:24 - "But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side."