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God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men are come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that shall you do.
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Permission as Judgment
All commentators agree that God's permission for Balaam to go was not a change of mind, but a form of judgment. Scholars explain this as God giving Balaam over to his own sinful desires. As one commentator puts it, God sometimes grants the desires of the wicked in wrath, allowing them to 'eat the fruit of their own way.'
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19th Century
Anglican
If the men come to call you.— The words may be rendered Since (or, because) the men have come to call you.
16th Century
Protestant
And God came to Balaam at night. Although God is far from being deceitful, hypocrites with their quibbles still deserve for Him to confoun…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord came to Balaam at night. As before (Numbers 22:9), it may be in a dream; the Targum of Jonathan …
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Presbyterian
A second delegation was sent to Balaam. It would be well for us if we were as earnest and constant in pursuing a good work, despite disappointments…
