Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel

22 Then God’s anger was aroused because he went, (A)and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

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22 But God was very angry(A) when he went, and the angel of the Lord(B) stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

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32 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out [a]to stand against you, because your way is (A)perverse[b] before Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:32 as an adversary
  2. Numbers 22:32 contrary

32 The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 22:32 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

24 And it came to pass on the way, at the (A)encampment, that the Lord (B)met him and sought to (C)kill him.

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24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses[a] and was about to kill(A) him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 4:24 Hebrew him

(A)Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow;
With His right hand, like an adversary,
He has slain (B)all who were pleasing to His eye;
On the tent of the daughter of Zion,
He has poured out His fury like fire.

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Like an enemy he has strung his bow;(A)
    his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
    all who were pleasing to the eye;(B)
he has poured out his wrath(C) like fire(D)
    on the tent(E) of Daughter Zion.

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Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (A)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (B)memorable name.

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He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
    he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(A)
    and talked with him there—
the Lord God Almighty,
    the Lord is his name!(B)

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Then the Lord said to him:

“Call his name Jezreel,
For in a little while
(A)I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu,
(B)And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

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Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel,(A) because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

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20 And Jehu said, [a]“Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 10:20 Consecrate

20 Jehu said, “Call an assembly(A) in honor of Baal.” So they proclaimed it.

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35 Then the Angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, (A)but only the word that I speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

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35 The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.

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The Angel and the Promises

20 (A)“Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

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God’s Angel to Prepare the Way

20 “See, I am sending an angel(A) ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.(B)

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And (A)the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this (B)great sight, why the bush does not burn.”

So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called (C)to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”

And he said, “Here I am.”

Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. (D)Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Moreover He said, (E)“I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for (F)he was afraid to look upon God.

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There the angel of the Lord(A) appeared to him in flames of fire(B) from within a bush.(C) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called(D) to him from within the bush,(E) “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”(F)

“Do not come any closer,”(G) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(H) Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”(I) At this, Moses hid(J) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers

15 And (A)he blessed Joseph, and said:

“God, (B)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 The Angel (C)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (D)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (E)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

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15 Then he blessed(A) Joseph and said,

“May the God before whom my fathers
    Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(B)
the God who has been my shepherd(C)
    all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(D) who has delivered me from all harm(E)
    —may he bless(F) these boys.(G)
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(H)
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”(I)

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