Numbers 24:19

19 By Jacob shall dominion be exercised, and the survivors of cities be destroyed!"

Numbers 24:19 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 24:19

Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion
Meaning either David, or rather the Messiah; and so Jarchi interprets this of another ruler out of Jacob, even of the Messiah, of whom it is said, he shall have dominion from sea to sea; ( Psalms 72:8 ) ,

and shall destroy him, that remaineth of the city;
chief city of Edom, or of any of the cities of it, signifying that there should be none left, see ( Obadiah 1:18 ) , this is also applied to the days of the Messiah, in the ancient writings of the Jews ^F17.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Bemidbar Rabba, fol. 179. 3.

Numbers 24:19 In-Context

17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: a star shall come forth out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth.

18 Edom shall be dispossessed, Se'ir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed, while Israel does valiantly.

19 By Jacob shall dominion be exercised, and the survivors of cities be destroyed!"

20 Then he looked on Am'alek, and took up his discourse, and said, "Am'alek was the first of the nations, but in the end he shall come to destruction."

21 And he looked on the Ken'ite, and took up his discourse, and said, "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock;