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The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
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God's Permissive Will
Commentators note that when the angel tells Balaam to "Go," it is not an approval of his greedy motives. Scholars like Calvin and Gill describe this as God ironically permitting what He does not condone. God allows Balaam to follow his sinful path but attaches a divine leash, demonstrating that He can use even our flawed choices to accomplish His unchangeable purposes.
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18th Century
Theologian
Go with the men – A command, not merely a permission. Balaam, no longer a faithful servant of God, was from then on overruled in al…
19th Century
Bishop
Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee ... — The command contained in Numbers 22:20 is here repeated, and the unr…
16th Century
And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam.
Again, this wicked man is ironically permitted to do what could not be carried out withou…
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17th Century
Pastor
And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, go with the men , &c.] Which was not a command, but a concession, or rat…
Minister
We must not think that because God does not always by His providence restrain people from sin, He therefore approves of it, or that it is not hatef…