Numbers 23
Treated in 16 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 23:19 God is not a human, who might lie, nor a mortal, who might change course. Would he say something and not do it? Would he speak and not make it happen? 7
- 23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, and may my end be like theirs!" 3
- 23:23 No omen can work against Jacob, no divination against Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, 'See what God has done!' 3
- 23:9 From the tops of the rocks I see them; from the hills I watch them. Here is a people that lives apart and does not count itself as one of the nations. 2
- 23:21 He sees no disaster for Jacob and no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout for a king rings out among them. 1
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Where it is preached
- Till He Come ·
Fragrant Spices from the Mountains of Myrrh cites Num. xxiii. 21
…“He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel” (Num. xxiii. 21); and hence He is able to commune with the erring sons of men. But the question…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
Introduction cites NUMBERS 23:19
…hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? NUMBERS 23:19 Reuben Archer Torrey was one of the best-known Christian teachers in the English-speaking…
- Practical Religion ·
The Great Gathering cites Num. xxiii. 23
…multitude will cry with one heart and in one language, "What hath God wrought!" (Num. xxiii. 23.) (c) This gathering shall be a humbling one. It shall make an end of bigotry and…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites Num. 23:19
…has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” (Num. 23:19). 13. What then is meant by the term repentance? The very same that is meant by the other…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 10 — The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New cites Num. 23:10
…when he said, “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his,” (Num. 23:10), unless he felt convinced of what David afterward declares, “Precious in the sight of…
- Godliness ·
Fourth Address cites Numbers 23:19
…have anything to do with Him. What! does He profess to do for me what He cannot? No, no. Numbers 23:19 tells us: “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
What Was God to Do? cites NUMBERS 23:19
…hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? NUMBERS 23:19 On the other side stood God’s goodness. It was unthinkable that creatures made in His…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
Conclusion cites NUMBERS 23:19
…hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? NUMBERS 23:19 Second, ask. Ask for the Holy Spirit, for power in whatever service God has given you…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of January cites Num. 23:23
…there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel." Num. 23:23 How this should cut up root and branch all silly, superstitious fears! Even if there were…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of September cites Num. 23:9
…REDEEMED "Lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations" Num. 23:9 Who would wish to dwell among the nations, and to be numbered with them? Why, even the…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is It Ever Right to Lie? cites Numbers 23:19
…Christians agree God is completely truthful. “God is not a man, that He should lie” (Numbers 23:19). Paul calls Him the God “who cannot lie” (Titus 1:2). Jesus called Himself the truth…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Num. 23.9
…if they were people that dwelt alone, and were not to be reckoned among their neighbours (Num. 23.9). 39. At this I felt my own heart began to shake, as mistrusting my condition to be…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section XI. The Evidence of Gods Certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of Moral Agents cites Num. xxiii. 19
…made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart,” (and 1 Sam. xv. 11.) contrary to Num. xxiii. 19. “God is not the son of Man, that he should repent;” and 1 Sam. xv. 29. “Also the…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Preached at the Chapel in Tottenham-Court Road and at the Tabernacle, near Moorfields, on Sunday, November 18, 1770 cites Num. 23:10
…18, 1770. “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!” Num. 23:10. 1. “Let my last end be like his!” How many of you join in this wish? Perhaps there are…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Preached on Monday, April 21, 1777 cites Num. 23:23
…April 21, 1777 “According to this time it shall be said, — What hath God wrought!” Num. 23:23. 1. We need not now inquire, in what sense this was applicable to the children of Israel.…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites Num. xxiii. 10
…about your soul. You may, like Balaam, long to “die the death of the righteous.” (Num. xxiii. 10.) You may sometimes tremble at the thought of judgment to come, or be melted to tears by…