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— D.L. Moody
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I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Numbers 24:17 — KJV
I shall see him. A Messianic prediction. The host of Israel was before Balaam’s eyes, plainly visible from the elevated place on which he stood. The prophet was referring to the One to come whom he could see with his mind’s eye but not with his physical sight.
A Star. Often used as the symbol of a great personage (Job 38:7; Isa. 14:12; Dan. 8:10; Rev. 1:20; 2:28; 22:16).
A Sceptre. Compare the prophecy of Jacob (Gen. 49:10). “Sceptre” signifies “rulership,” from the root “to smite.” It is an instrument for smiting (Ex. 21:20, Heb.), of chastisement of a nation (Isa. 10:24; 30:31) or of an individual (Job 9:34; 21:9). It is also the shepherd’s rod (Ps. 23:4; Micah 7:14).
Smite. The conquest of the enemies of Israel is a token of the final destruction of the wicked and the establishing of Christ’s eternal kingdom (Ps. 2:9; 149:6-9; Rev. 2:27; 12:5; 19:15).
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