As the nation of Israel camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho, Balak, the king of Moab, and his people were filled with fear. Balak sent Balaam to curse Israel, but the LORD intervened and gave to Balaam an oracle of blessing to speak over the camp of Israel.
“Balak said to Balaam, ‘What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them.’ And he answered and said, ‘Must I not take care to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?’” (Num 23:11-12).
Balak then took Balaam to the top of Pisgah where he would not see all of Israel, but only a fraction of them that he might curse them. “And the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, ‘Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.’ And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, ‘What has the LORD spoken?’” (23:16-17).
Num 23:18
And he took up his discourse and said,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
give ear to me, O son of Zippor:
Num 23:19
God is not man, that he should lie,
or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
Num 23:20
Behold, I received a command to bless:
he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.
Num 23:21
He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob,
nor has he seen trouble in Israel.
The LORD their God is with them,
and the shout of a king is among them.
Num 23:22
God brings them out of Egypt
and is for them like the horns of the wild ox.
Num 23:23
For there is no enchantment against Jacob,
no divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
‘What has God wrought!’
Num 23:24
Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up
and as a lion it lifts itself;
it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey
and drunk the blood of the slain.”
What two questions are asked in 23:19?
“Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?”
What command had he received?
“To bless” (23:20)
What could not be revoked?
“He has blessed” (23:20).
Who is with them?
“The LORD their God” (23:21)
What is among them?
“The shout of a king” (23:21)
Who brought them out of Egypt?
“God” (23:22)
What is God like for them?
The horns of the wild ox (23:22)
What can there not be against Jacob and Israel?
“For there is no enchantment against Jacob, no divination against Israel” (23:23).
What shall be said of Jacob and Israel?
“What has God wrought!” (23:23)
What was beheld?
“Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain” (23:24).
How does it rise up and lift itself?
As a lioness rises up and as a lion it lifts itself (23:24)
When will it lie down?
Not until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain (23:24)
What blessing did the tribe of Judah inherit?
“Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until שִׁילֹה (shiloh) comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes” (Gen 49:9-11).
Which tribe is listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:33?
Judah
In the book of Revelation, what did one of the elders say to John when he began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it?
“Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals” (Rev 5:4).
Who is described in Rev 19:11-16?
Rev 19:11
¶ Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Rev 19:12
His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.
Rev 19:13
He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
Rev 19:14
And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
Rev 19:15
From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Rev 19:16
On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
What does Jesus say in Rev 22:16?
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
Principle: God and His Anointed conquer God’s enemies and restore God’s people.
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