Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 22:5 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Numbers 22:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 22 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Numbers 22:5 (KJV)
Historical Context for Numbers 22:5
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Commentary on Numbers 22:5
Balak sending messengers to Balaam 'the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people' shows the great distance Balak went to secure spiritual power against Israel. Pethor was approximately 400 miles from Moab, near the Euphrates. This desperate journey reveals Balak's conviction that spiritual weapons were necessary where military might failed. It also shows the pagan world's recognition that invisible spiritual realities determine visible outcomes. Paul affirms this principle: 'we wrestle not against flesh and blood' (Ephesians 6:12).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 22:5
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“when you came forth out of Egypt”
“king of Moab”
“remember now what Balak king of Moab devised”
“and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire”
“and said”
“the soothsayer”
“and increased abundantly”
“they went astray”
“and made them stronger than their adversaries.”
“that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever”