22 ùGod brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.
ùGod brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo. He shall consume the nations his enemies, and break their bones, and with his arrows shall smite [them] in pieces.
His majesty is as the firstling of his ox; And his horns are as the horns of a buffalo. With them shall he push the peoples Together to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib? Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Save me from the lion's mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered me.
And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth.
I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on the river in the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land, and they abide over against me.
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Commentary on Numbers 23 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 23
In this chapter we have Balak and Balaam busy at work to do Israel a mischief, and, for ought that appears, neither Moses nor the elders of Israel know any thing of the matter, nor are in a capacity to break the snare; but God, who keeps Israel, and neither slumbers nor sleeps, baffles the attempt, without any intercession or contrivance of theirs. Here is,
Num 23:1-12
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Num 23:13-30
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