“And Balak the son of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Mo
ab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel” (Num 22:2-3).
“And Moab said to the elders of Midian, ‘This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.’ So Balak the son of Zippor, who was the king of Moab at that time, sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, to call him, saying, ‘Behold, the people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me” (22:4-5).
“Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed” (22:6).
What was God’s response to Balaam after he shared Balaak’s request to curse Israel?
“You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed” (22:12).
What was God’s response after Balaam went with the princes of Moab?
“But God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey, and his two servants were with him” (22:22).
Who took his stand in the way as Balaam’s adversary?
The angel of the Lord (22:22)
What did Balaam see after the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam?
“Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face” (22:31).
What did Balaam say to the angel of the Lord?
“I have sinned for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back” (22:34).
What did the angel of the Lord say to Balaam?
“And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, ‘Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.’ So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak” (22:35).
Num 23:4
and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him, “I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”
Num 23:5
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
Num 23:6
And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.
Num 23:7
And he took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east, 'Go curse Jacob for me,
And go, denounce Israel!’
Num 23:8
How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
Num 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I will see him,
from the hills I will behold him;
behold, a people will dwell alone,
and will not count itself among the nations!
Num 23:10
Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or who has recorded the dust of Israel?
Let my soul die the death of the upright,
and let my end be like his!
What had Balak requested of Balaam?
“Go, curse Jacob for me, and go, denounce Israel!” (23:7)
What two questions were asked in 23:8?
“How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?” (23:8)
Who will he see from the top of the crags and who will he behold from the hills?
Him (23:9)
How are the people beheld?
“A people dwelling alone, and not counting itself among the nations!” (23:9)
What question did he ask in 23:10?
“Who has counted the dust of Jacob or who has numbered the fourth part of Israel?”
What type of death did Balaam request?
“Let me die the death of the upright, and let my end be like his!” (23:10).
What had the Lord sworn by Himself to Abraham concerning his offspring?
“And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice” (Gen 22:15-18).
Principle: God never forgets His promises or His people.
Heb 11:1
¶ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Heb 11:2
For by it the people of old received their commendation.
Heb 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
Heb 11:4
¶ By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Heb 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
Heb 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Heb 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Heb 11:8
¶ By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Heb 11:9
By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
Heb 11:10
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
Heb 11:11
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
Heb 11:12
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
Heb 11:13
¶ These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Heb 11:14
For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
Heb 11:15
If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Heb 11:16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Heb 11:17
¶ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,
Heb 11:18
of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
Heb 11:19
He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
Heb 11:20
By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.
Heb 11:21
By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.
Heb 11:22
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.
Heb 11:23
¶ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
Heb 11:24
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
Heb 11:25
choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Heb 11:26
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Heb 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Heb 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
Heb 11:29
¶ By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
Heb 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
Heb 11:31
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
Heb 11:32
¶ And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—
Heb 11:33
who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Heb 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Heb 11:35
Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
Heb 11:36
Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Heb 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—
Heb 11:38
of whom the world was not worthy— wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Heb 11:39
¶ And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Heb 11:40
since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
“And Moab said to the elders of Midian, ‘This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.’ So Balak the son of Zippor, who was the king of Moab at that time, sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, to call him, saying, ‘Behold, the people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me” (22:4-5).
“Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed” (22:6).
What was God’s response to Balaam after he shared Balaak’s request to curse Israel?
“You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed” (22:12).
What was God’s response after Balaam went with the princes of Moab?
“But God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey, and his two servants were with him” (22:22).
Who took his stand in the way as Balaam’s adversary?
The angel of the Lord (22:22)
What did Balaam see after the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam?
“Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face” (22:31).
What did Balaam say to the angel of the Lord?
“I have sinned for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back” (22:34).
What did the angel of the Lord say to Balaam?
“And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, ‘Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.’ So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak” (22:35).
Num 23:4
and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him, “I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”
Num 23:5
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
Num 23:6
And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.
Num 23:7
And he took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak king of Moab brought me from the mountains of the east, 'Go curse Jacob for me,
And go, denounce Israel!’
Num 23:8
How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?
Num 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I will see him,
from the hills I will behold him;
behold, a people will dwell alone,
and will not count itself among the nations!
Num 23:10
Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or who has recorded the dust of Israel?
Let my soul die the death of the upright,
and let my end be like his!
What had Balak requested of Balaam?
“Go, curse Jacob for me, and go, denounce Israel!” (23:7)
What two questions were asked in 23:8?
“How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?” (23:8)
Who will he see from the top of the crags and who will he behold from the hills?
Him (23:9)
How are the people beheld?
“A people dwelling alone, and not counting itself among the nations!” (23:9)
What question did he ask in 23:10?
“Who has counted the dust of Jacob or who has numbered the fourth part of Israel?”
What type of death did Balaam request?
“Let me die the death of the upright, and let my end be like his!” (23:10).
What had the Lord sworn by Himself to Abraham concerning his offspring?
“And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice” (Gen 22:15-18).
Principle: God never forgets His promises or His people.
Heb 11:1
¶ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Heb 11:2
For by it the people of old received their commendation.
Heb 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
Heb 11:4
¶ By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
Heb 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
Heb 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Heb 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Heb 11:8
¶ By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
Heb 11:9
By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
Heb 11:10
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
Heb 11:11
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
Heb 11:12
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
Heb 11:13
¶ These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Heb 11:14
For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
Heb 11:15
If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Heb 11:16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Heb 11:17
¶ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,
Heb 11:18
of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
Heb 11:19
He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.
Heb 11:20
By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau.
Heb 11:21
By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff.
Heb 11:22
By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.
Heb 11:23
¶ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
Heb 11:24
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
Heb 11:25
choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Heb 11:26
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Heb 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Heb 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
Heb 11:29
¶ By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.
Heb 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
Heb 11:31
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
Heb 11:32
¶ And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—
Heb 11:33
who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Heb 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Heb 11:35
Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
Heb 11:36
Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Heb 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—
Heb 11:38
of whom the world was not worthy— wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Heb 11:39
¶ And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Heb 11:40
since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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