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Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.
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God's Overruling Power
Commentators emphasize that God did not merely suggest a message to Balaam; He actively "put a word in his mouth." Matthew Henry describes this as a display of God's "overruling power," compelling even a wicked prophet to speak His truth. This act demonstrates that God's will cannot be thwarted by human schemes or reluctance.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth As he did before, (Numbers 23:5) .
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Presbyterian
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A …
