Numbers 24 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

When a king shall arise from the house of Jacob, and the Messiah be anointed from the house of Israel; he shall slay the princes of Moab, and rule over all the children of men."

The marginal references will direct the reader to the fulfilment of these remarkable prophecies.

Job 19:25‑27• ²⁵And I know my Redeemer liveth,{HR}And later he shall stand up on the earth;
²⁶And after my skin this is torn in pieces,{HR}Yet from my flesh shall I see God,
²⁷Whom I shall see for myself,{HR}And mine eyes shall behold, and not a stranger:{HR}My reins consume in mine inwards. (Job 19:25‑27)

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Zech. 12:10• ¹⁰And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zech. 12:10)

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Jude 11,14‑15• ¹¹Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
¹⁴And Enoch, seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the] Lord came amid his holy myriads,
¹⁵to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly [of them] of all their works of ungodliness which they ungodlily wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke against him. (Jude 11,14‑15)

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Rev. 1:7• ⁷Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and those which pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall wail on account of him. Yea, Amen. (Rev. 1:7)

a Star.

Matt. 2:2‑9• ²{i}Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.{/i}
³{i}But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;{/i}
⁴{i}and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.{/i}
⁵{i}And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written through the prophet:{/i}
⁶{i}And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.{/i}
⁷{i}Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;{/i}
⁸{i}and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.{/i}
⁹{i}And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.{/i} (Matt. 2:2‑9)

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Luke 1:78• ⁷⁸on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; whereby [the] day-spring from on high has visited us, (Luke 1:78)

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2 Peter 1:19• ¹⁹And we have the prophetic word firmer, to which ye do well in paying heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawn and a morning star arise in your hearts; (2 Peter 1:19)

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Rev. 22:16• ¹⁶I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright [and] the morning star. (Rev. 22:16)

a Sceptre.

Gen. 49:10• ¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)

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Psa. 45:6• ⁶Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Psa. 45:6)

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Psa. 78:70‑72• ⁷⁰And he chose David his servant,{HR}And took him from the sheepfold;
⁷¹From behind suckling [ewes] he brought him{HR}To feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance.
⁷²And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart,{HR}And in the skill of his hands he led them. (Psa. 78:70‑72)

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Psa. 110:2• ²Jehovah shall send the rod of thy might out of Zion:{HR}Rule in the midst of thine enemies. (Psa. 110:2)

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Isa. 9:7• ⁷To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:7)

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Luke 1:32‑33• ³²He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father.
³³And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages; and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (Luke 1:32‑33)

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Heb. 1:8• ⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Heb. 1:8)

smite the corners of Moab.

or, smite through the princes ofMoab.

1 Sam. 14:38• ³⁸And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. (1 Sam. 14:38)

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1 Sam. 14• (1 Sam. 14)

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Zech. 10:4• ⁴Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. (Zech. 10:4)

Moab.

2 Sam. 8:2• ²{i}And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.{/i} (2 Sam. 8:2)

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2 Kings 3:5,26‑27• ⁵{i}And it came to pass when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.{/i}
²⁶And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom; but they could not.
²⁷For he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel, and they departed from him, {i}and returned to their own land{/i}. (2 Kings 3:5,26‑27)

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1 Chron. 18:2• ²{i}And he smote the Moabites{/i}; and the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts. (1 Chron. 18:2)

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Jer. 48:45• ⁴⁵They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. (Jer. 48:45)

all the children.

Gen. 4:25‑26• ²⁵And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Sheth: for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, for Cain slew [him].
²⁶And to Sheth, to him also was born a son, and he called his name Enoch: then it was begun to call on Jehovah's name. (Gen. 4:25‑26)

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Gen. 5:3‑29• ³And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness, after his image, and called his name Sheth.
⁴And Adam's days after he begat Sheth were eight hundred years; and he begat sons and daughters.
⁵And all Adam's days which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
⁶And Sheth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enoch .
⁷And Sheth lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
⁸And all Sheth's days were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
⁹And Enoch lived ninety years and begat Kenan.
¹⁰And Enoch lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
¹¹And all Enoch's days were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
¹²And Kenan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel.
¹³And Kenan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters.
¹⁴And all Kenan's days were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
¹⁵And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begat Jared.
¹⁶And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
¹⁷And all Mahalaleel's days were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
¹⁸And Jared lived a hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch.
¹⁹And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
²⁰And all Jared's days were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
²¹And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begat Methushelah.
²²And Enoch walked with God after he had begotten Methushelah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
²⁴And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
²⁵And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years and begat Lamech;
²⁶and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat sons and daughters.
²⁷And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
²⁸And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years and begat a son;
²⁹and he called his name Noah, saying, This [one] shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning toil of our hands because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed. (Gen. 5:3‑29)

Seth.

Psa. 72:8‑11• ⁸And he shall have dominion from sea to sea{HR}And from the river unto the ends of the earth.
⁹Before him shall bow dwellers in the desert,{HR}And his enemies shall lick the dust.
¹⁰Kings of Tarshish and of the sea-coasts shall bring an offering;{HR}Kings of Sheba and of Seba shall bring near a gift.
¹¹Yea, all kings shall bow before him;{HR}All nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:8‑11)

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Rev. 11:15• ¹⁵And the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world hath become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign unto the ages of the ages. (Rev. 11:15)

J. N. Darby Translation

I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh: There cometh a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and he shall cut in pieces the corners of Moab, and destroyb all the sons of tumultc.

JND Translation Notes

Lit. "undermine."

See Jer. 48.45.

W. Kelly Translation

I shall see him, but not now:{HR}I shall behold him, but not nigh.{HR}There shall come a Star out of Jacob,{HR}And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel,{HR}And shall smite the corners of Moab,{HR}And destroy all the children of Sheth.