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Don't 'Pray About' Clear Sin
Commentators unanimously agree that Balaam's decision to have the messengers wait overnight was a critical error. He already knew God had blessed Israel and should have refused immediately. Instead, he entertained temptation, hoping to find a loophole. This serves as a powerful warning: when faced with a clear temptation, we should reject it outright rather than delaying in a false search for 'God's will' on a matter He has already made clear.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 22:8
18th Century
Theologian
Balaam must surely have known that God’s blessing was on the people with whose marvelous march out of Egypt he was acquainted ([Reference Exodus 15…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 22:8
19th Century
Bishop
Lodge here this night.— These words indicate the true character of Balaam. As a prophet of the Lord, he must have known that in seeking to…
John Calvin
On Numbers 22:8
16th Century
Theologian
And he said unto them, Lodge here this night. Since he waits for a revelation from the true God, it is probable that he was not a magician…
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John Gill
On Numbers 22:8
17th Century
Pastor
And he said to them, lodge here this night
Which shows that he was at once inclined to do their business for them, a…
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…