Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 23:3 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Numbers 23:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 23 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. to an: or, solitary”
Numbers 23:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 23:3
Balaam's instruction 'Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me' reveals his uncertainty about receiving divine revelation. The Hebrew ulay (peradventure/perhaps) shows he could not command God's presence. This contrasts sharply with Mosaic prophecy where God spoke regularly and reliably to His appointed prophet. Balaam's tentative approach exposed him as an outsider to covenant relationship. He could not presume on divine communication but must wait to see if God would condescend to speak. True prophets know God's voice; Balaam hoped for it.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 23:3
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“Stand here by your burnt offering”
“and spoke to him out of the Tent of Meeting”
“and said”
“and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way”
“and looked”
“he didn't go”
“and took of every clean animal”
“Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
“Moses' father-in-law”
“Lodge here this night”