...very profanely said by Balak to Balaam, may be very justly and very devoutly said unto God, namely, " I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest i cursed," Num. xxii. 6. 3. God is willing to bless you all in Christ Jesus 1 Unto you first, God,...

...lure is in the shape of seeming duty; we are satisfied, we feel safe; it is well concealed: "I know that he whom Thou blessest is blessed, and he whom Thou cursest is cursed." The acknowledgment of the sacred promise is complete, the disguise is perfect; it throws us off our...

...peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land ; for the earth in those days; and eursest is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab, and the elders of Midian, departed with the rewards' of...

...; and if not clad in the armour of God we resist not perseveringly. It was a flattering message : " I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed." " And is it so ?" might the prophet think ; " am I in such esteem ? have I such power to bless and to curse...

...(Numb. xxii. 5) despatched messengers to Balaam with the rewards of divination in their hands, saving, He whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. If not at once successful in obtaining what he desires, he utters more solemn vows, or tenders more...

...peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land : for I wot that he whom 'thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand ;...

...try to bribe Balaam to curse them. " Come now, I pray thee," said he, " curse me this people : for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed." If he had known all he would hardly have taken this useless trouble ; for when Balaam, the son of Beor,...

...peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land : for nservants, and womenservants, and 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their...

...Balak anticipated from the curse of Balaam on the people, an easy victory over them, for, said he, ' I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed1.' It is quite in accordance with Eastern notions on the subject of the dominion of the diviner...

...diviner. They came to him in the mountains of Aram, with the rewards of divination, — saying, We know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed ; come, curse our enemies. He was a soothsayer, a diviner, and an enchanter; yet in some sense a believer...