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Numbers 22:12 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Numbers 22:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 22 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.”
Numbers 22:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 22:12
God forbids Balaam to go with Balak's messengers or curse Israel, stating 'for they are blessed.' This divine prohibition establishes a crucial theological principle: what God has blessed cannot be cursed by human or demonic power. God's sovereign blessing on Israel stems from His covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, creating an irrevocable status that overrides human opposition. The phrase 'thou shalt not curse the people' uses Hebrew 'arar' (אָרַר, 'curse'), indicating powerful spiritual malediction that Balaam was renowned for wielding. However, God's prior blessing (Hebrew 'bara...
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Cross-References for Numbers 22:12
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“because Yahweh your God loved you.”
“who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;”
“For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”
“And I will make of thee a great nation”
“that he should lie”
“Israel. Who is like you”
“I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,,And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:,וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹא חָשַׂכְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִידֶךָ׃ ,and said: By Myself have I sworn”
“please wait also here this night”
“his wife sent to him”