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Balaam said to Balak, Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
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God's Sovereign Control
Commentators explain that Balaam, despite his own desires, admits he is powerless. He explicitly states he can only speak the words God gives him. This highlights a key theme: God's absolute sovereignty. He can restrain and direct the speech of anyone, even a reluctant prophet, to ensure His own purposes are accomplished.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Balaam said unto Balak, lo, I am come unto you And therefore let nothing more be said of what is past: and as fo…
Presbyterian
Balak now has nothing to complain about, except that Balaam did not come sooner. Balaam tells Balak not to depend too much on him. He seems to spea…
