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God's Blessing is Irrevocable
All three commentators emphasize that God's command is absolute because His blessing is irrevocable. John Gill notes this blessing traces back to the patriarchs. John Calvin adds that prophets are merely messengers; they have no independent power to reverse what God has decreed. Therefore, any human attempt to curse what God has blessed is ultimately futile.
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John Calvin
On Numbers 22:12
16th Century
Theologian
You shall not go with them. If there were any room for doubt, God peremptorily removes it and confirms the prohibition, because it was unl…
John Gill
On Numbers 22:12
17th Century
Pastor
And God said to Balaam, you shall not go with them
Which is a denial of the first thing Balak requested, "come now, …
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 22:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The king of Moab formed a plan to have the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had until now fought for them. He had a f…