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An Insincere Question
John Calvin points out the hypocrisy in Balak's question, "What has the Lord spoken?" While Balak appears eager to hear from God, his heart is closed to any answer that doesn't suit his own agenda. Commentators see this as a warning against approaching God with pretense, seeking only the answers we want to hear rather than submitting to His actual will.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 23:17
19th Century
Bishop
What has the Lord spoken?— Balak here speaks of God under the name Jehovah.
John Calvin
On Numbers 23:17
16th Century
Theologian
And when he came to him. Balak inquires what God had answered, although he had rejected the previous revelation. Thus do hypocrites profes…
John Gill
On Numbers 23:17
17th Century
Pastor
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his
burnt offering
As before; ([Referenc…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 23:11–30
17th Century
Minister
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 …