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Numbers 24:12 Cross-References
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“And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,”
Numbers 24:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 24:12
Balaam's response 'Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me' appeals to his earlier warning (22:18) that he could only speak God's words. The phrase 'If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind' sounds noble—claiming submission to divine authority regardless of reward. However, Balaam's later actions (31:16) reveal this was mere pretense. He found another way to harm Israel by counseling Midian to seduce them. Verbal orthodoxy without heart submission is hypocrisy.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold”
“Behold”