With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

With what shall I come before the Lord? - The people, thus accused, burst in, as people often do, with professions that they would …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Wherewith shall I come ...? — This has been taken by some commentators as Balak’s question to Balaam, who gives his reply…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The people will give God everything but what he wants. They begin, you see, by saying that they will bring burnt offerings; they are ready to do th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet now inquires, as in the name of the people, what was necessary to be done. He takes these two principles as granted: first, that the pe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord These are not the words of the people of Israel God had a controversy with, and no…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These verses seem to contain the substance of Balak's consultation with Balaam on how to obtain the favor of Israel's God. A deep conviction of gui…