Lux Domini

Numbers  23:15

And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.

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Interpretation

Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince.

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This thought runs through Numbers 23:14-18.

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Glossary

Balak Person
Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites ( Num. 22:2 , 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q. v. ) to curse them; but in vain.