Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 23:1 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Numbers 23:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 23 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Balaam's First Oracle
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”
Numbers 23:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 23:1
Balaam's instruction to Balak—'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams'—establishes elaborate ritual preparation before attempting prophecy. The number seven signifies completeness in Hebrew thought. Balaam sought to create favorable conditions for receiving an oracle, mixing pagan divination techniques with Yahweh worship. This reveals his fundamental misunderstanding: God cannot be manipulated through ritual correctness. True prophecy comes from divine initiative, not human technique. The altars and sacrifices could not force God to curse His blessed people.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 23:1
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“Build me here seven altars”
“and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire”
“and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings”
“two rams”
“Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices”
“and seven rams”
“take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams”
“We trust in Yahweh our God; isn't that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away”
“I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings”