...that the Scriptures might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.—John xix. 33,36. 5. There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel.—Numb. xxiv. 17I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.—Rev....

...the Most High, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him,...out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. IT has pleased God on various occasions to make known his will...

...Israel, Thou knowest all the travel that hath befallen us. Nu. xx. 14. I shall see him (said Balaam), but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh ; there...out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. Nu. xxiv. 17> And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall...

...before the coming of Christ. Ans. 16. Balaam, more than 1450 years before Christ's coming, said, " I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him,...of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel." Ans. 18. See Psalm xvi. 10, 11, where the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ are pointed to....

...Kmg of Kings to accomplish the glorious purposes of his grace ; "I «hall see him, but not now : 1 shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come...out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth." Describe {he detestable proceedings and the miserable fate...

...themselves, L(tf__us_no_t_rend_it The star of Bethlehem Num. 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: 1 shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a...out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel Mt, 2:2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come...

...passage.) 12 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! Numbers 24:5. 13 There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel. Numbers 24:17. 1 Thou shalt be blessed above all people. Deuteronomy 7:14. 2 Thou shalt become an astonishment,...

...the Three Kings to the Christ Child, beginning with the prophecy of Balaam in Numbers 24, 17: 'there shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel'. This was translated into English, and the fact that many manuscripts of the fifteenth century are still...

...(Num. 24:17b— 19). Immediately everything became clear. He saw the coming of the Messiah: "There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel" (24: 1 7b) . The star and the scepter — what can these symbolize but the two comings of Christ? Balaam...

...shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth (sons of tumult). The reference to a star does not always have...