And he took up his parable and said. We have already explained the meaning of this expression, namely, to use glowing and elevated languag…

And he took up his parable
Pronounced the word put into his mouth,

and said, rise up Balak, and h…

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. A …