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Numbers 24:13 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Numbers 24:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 24 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”
Numbers 24:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 24:13
Balaam's declaration 'what the LORD saith, that will I speak' sounds like prophetic faithfulness, but the narrative reveals this as selective obedience. He spoke only what God forced him to speak in the moment, but his heart remained mercenary. His later counsel to Midian showed he would harm Israel if he could find a method God hadn't explicitly forbidden. This teaches that true obedience encompasses both letter and spirit, both explicit commands and underlying principles. The Pharisees similarly obeyed the letter while violating the spirit (Matthew 23:23).
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“Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of my own mind.”
“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold”
“and said to him”