| Walter Riggans - Religion - 1983 - 268 pages
...and seven rams. " 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. 'When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. 2And Balaam... | |
| Zondervan - Bible - 1984 - 940 pages
...said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. A4D WHEN Balaam saw lhat it pleased the LORD lo the messenger, Thus shall thou say unto Joab, Let not thi enchanlmenls, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw... | |
| J. Sidlow Baxter, James Sidlow Baxter - Religion - 1986 - 1848 pages
...the futility of any endeavouring to circumvent the will of God, for in chapter xxiv. 1 we are told that "when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to...not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments." As for the prophecies themselves, their language is sublime and their content is profound. See chapter... | |
| Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - Poetry - 1993 - 514 pages
...unknown: Nor is 'ta wonder: for God's spirit did pass From blindfold Balaam, into Balaam's ass. 24:1-5 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless...not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding... | |
| Health Research - Religion - 1996 - 198 pages
...as to make them conform with the pleasure of Balak. He even employed magic, for it is written: "And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless...not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness." Fifth, finally, Balaam's ecstasies were unstable and uncertain,... | |
| Joseph Coleson, Joseph E. Coleson, Victor Harold Matthews - Bible - 1996 - 456 pages
...most troublesome text for the sequential view of Balaam's behavior and character is Num 24:1: "Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as at other times, but he turned his face towards the desert." It is the... | |
| Jewish Publication Society - Religion - 1996 - 406 pages
..."And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. Chapter 24 f AND WHEN Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. ;And Balaam... | |
| Bibles - 1999 - 844 pages
...30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. Balaam's third oracle 'When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. 2And Balaam... | |
| Walter Curtis Lichfield - Religion - 2005 - 702 pages
...affect Asshur and Eber shall totally perish. Then Balaam and Balak returned to their own lands. 24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless...not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding... | |
| Charles Anderson Godby, Jr. - Religion - 2005 - 530 pages
...did as Balaam asked him to do, and then offered a Bullock and a Ram on each of the seven altars. And when Balaam saw that it pleased The Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek enchantment against the Israelites. Instead, prophesying, Balaam set his face toward the wilderness,... | |
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