Mínshùjì 24:15

15 Tā jiù tí qǐ shīgē shuō , Bǐĕr de érzi Bālán shuō , yǎnmù bì zhù ( bì zhù huò zuò zhēng kāi ) de rén shuō ,

Mínshùjì 24:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 24:15

And he took up his parable, and said
In this and the following verse; the same preface, in the same words, is made to his prophecy as before, (See Gill on Numbers 24:3) (See Gill on Numbers 24:4); only one clause is added, "and knew the knowledge of the Most High"; that Balaam had some knowledge of God is certain from the names by which he calls him, being such that he made himself known by to the patriarchs, and by which he is frequently called in the sacred writings; but then this knowledge of his was merely notional and speculative, and not spiritual and supernatural, and was such as men may have who are destitute of the grace of God: he was one that professed to know him in words, but in works denied him, see ( 1 Corinthians 13:2 ) ( Titus 1:16 ) and he also was admitted to much nearness to God, and converse with him, of which he boasted; but then this was not for his own sake, or as a mark of friendship to him, but for the sake of the people of Israel, and to prevent his doing them mischief. His prophecy follows.

Mínshùjì 24:15 In-Context

13 Bā lè jiù shì jiàng tā mǎn wū de jīn yín gĕi wǒ , wǒ yĕ bùdé yuèguò Yēhéhuá de méng , píng zìjǐ de xīnyì xíng hǎo xíng dǎi . Yēhéhuá shuō shénme , wǒ jiù yào shuō shénme ,

14 Xiànzaì wǒ yào huí bĕn zú qù . nǐ lái , wǒ gàosu nǐ zhè mín rìhòu yào zĕnyàng dāi nǐde mín .

15 Tā jiù tí qǐ shīgē shuō , Bǐĕr de érzi Bālán shuō , yǎnmù bì zhù ( bì zhù huò zuò zhēng kāi ) de rén shuō ,

16 De tīng shén de yányǔ , míngbai zhìgāo zhĕ de yìzhǐ , kànjian quánnéng zhĕ de yìxiàng , yǎnmù zhēng kāi ér pú dǎo de rén shuō ,

17 Wǒ kàn tā què bú zaì xiàn shí . wǒ wàng tā què bú zaì jìn rì . yǒu xīng yào chūyú Yǎgè , yǒu zhàng yào xīng yú Yǐsèliè , bì dǎpò Móyē de sì jiǎo , huǐhuaì rǎoluàn zhī zǐ .