Números 24

Números 24

MacDonald - This prophecy (Nu 24:19) was partially fulfilled by King David, but will enjoy its complete fulfillment at the Second Coming of Christ. (ED: THIS NEAR AND FAR FULFILLMENT FROM THE PROPHET'S PERSPECTIVE IS SHOWN SCHEMATICALLY BELOW) (BBC) HCSB Study Bible. - In the early Israelite monarchy, David fulfilled this prophecy by defeating and subjugating both Moab and Edom (2 Sa 8:1-12). But as later Israelite kings failed to obey God's instructions and as oppression and exile followed, this passage would be interpreted messianically to refer to a coming glorious king. The model of a just and righteous king was brought to ultimate fulfillment in Jesus' establishment of the kingdom of God. Moab & Edom have near & far fulfillments Merrill - Fulfillment of these prophecies about Moab and Edom have already come to pass in some respects (cf., e.g., 1 Kings 11:15-18) but they still have prophetic overtones (ED: AKA "FAR FULFILLMENT"). Moab and Edom must yet suffer the judgment of the King of Israel, Jesus Christ (cf. Isa. 15-16; Isaiah 21:11-12; Jer. 48:1-47, Jer 49:7-11; Obadiah 1:15-18, 21). (BKC) Bush - Shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. A clause of extreme obscurity. Eusebius says, “Who can this be but the divine Logos, the Messiah, foretold by the prophets; who did indeed destroy that which remained of the city, i. e. of the city of Jerusalem, which in the conclusion forfeited and lost its polity and its inhabitants.” Calvin gives another turn to the expression:—“He shall destroy him that remaineth of the cities, i. e. all enemies whom he shall find incorrigible.” As the closing scenes of prophecy in the Revelation present to view two cities in antagonism with each other, to wit, Babylon and the New Jerusalem, one of which is to be utterly destroyed, it may be that it is to this catastrophe that the Spirit alludes, implying that every lingering inmate should perish in the city’s overthrow. Numbers 24:20 And he looked at Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations, But his end shall be destruction." BGT Numbers 24:20 καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Αμαληκ καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν ἀρχὴ ἐθνῶν Αμαληκ καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται NET Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam looked on Amalek and delivered this oracle: "Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end will be that he will perish." NLT Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message: "Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!" ESV Numbers 24:20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first among the nations, but its end is utter destruction." NIV Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and uttered his oracle: "Amalek was first among the nations, but he will come to ruin at last." KJV Numbers 24:20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. YLT Numbers 24:20 And he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'A beginning of the Goyim is Amalek; And his latter end -- for ever he perisheth.' LXE Numbers 24:20 And having seen Amalec, he took up his parable and said, Amalec is the first of the nations; yet his seed shall perish. ASV Numbers 24:20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction. CSB Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction. NKJ Numbers 24:20 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: "Amalek was first among the nations, But shall be last until he perishes." NRS Numbers 24:20 Then he looked on Amalek, and uttered his oracle, saying: "First among the nations was Amalek, but its end is to perish forever." NAB Numbers 24:20 Upon seeing Amalek, Balaam gave voice to his oracle: First of the peoples was Amalek, but his end is to perish forever. NJB Numbers 24:20 Balaam then looked at Amalek and declaimed his poem, as follows: Amalek, the earliest of nations! But his posterity will perish forever. GWN Numbers 24:20 Then Balaam saw the Amalekites and delivered this message: "Amalek was first among the nations, but in the end it will be destroyed." the first of the nations: or, the first of the nations that warred against Israel, Ex 17:8,16 his latter end: Jud 6:3 1Sa 14:48 15:3-8 27:8,9 30:1,17 1Ch 4:43 Es 3:1 Es 7:9,10 9:14 shall be that he perish for ever: or, shall be even to destruction, Ex 17:14 1Sa 15:3,8 Numbers 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DISCOURSE #5 PROPHECY AGAINST AMALEK And he looked at Amalek - Clearly he looked is figurative (for Amalek's dwellings were far away) or perhaps he saw in a vision but not literally from his spot on the mountain. Bush - When he looked on Amalek. Heb. “And he looked upon Amalek.” That is, looked with the eyes of his mind; fixed his mental vision and regards upon. He saw the Amalekites, as he saw the Star out of Jacob, in prophetic contemplation. and took up his discourse and said, "Amalek was the first of the nations - NLT = "Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!" The first could be a reference to time or to their strength. They also had another notable "first" which would result in this utter destruction. They were the "first" to attack Israel coming out of Egypt (see comments on Ex 17:8-16) The Amalekite people would be subdued under Saul, Samuel, and David. Discourse (04912) see notes above on mashal (used 7x in Nu 23-24 - Nu 23:7, 18, Nu 24:3, 15, 20, 21, 23) Bush - Amalek (was) the first of the nations. Or, Heb. “The beginning of the nations,” in allusion at once to the antiquity of their origin and to the pre-eminence which they attained, as may be inferred from what is said of them Gen. 14:7, and from their daring assault upon the chosen people during their march in the wilderness, Ex. 17:8–16. The sense of beginning is specially supported by the contrast of end in the next clause. It is not necessary to interpret this expression as implying the absolute priority of the Amalekites among the nations of the earth, but simply that of all the adjacent heathen races with which Israel came in contact, no one was more conspicuous than this, which dated back at least to the time of Abraham. We think, too, that their own estimate of themselves may be properly included in the import of the phrase, and that Calvin’s remark is well-founded:—“Poor and unsatisfactory is the view of some commentators, who think that Amalek is called ‘the first of the nations,’ because they first took up arms against Israel, and encountered them in order to prevent their advance. Rather is the pride of Amalek indirectly rebuked, because they claimed superiority for themselves over other nations, and this on the score of their antiquity, as if they had been created together with the sun and moon. There is, then, a pointed comparison between this noble origin, and the slaughter which awaited them at their end.” But his end shall be destruction (lit - to destroying) - NET = "his end will be that he will perish." They would be utterly destroyed. Destruction is a rare Hebrew word obed (only other use Nu 24:24) rendered in Septuagint with apollumi meaning to destroy. Balaam's Amalekite prophecy parallels the promise Yahweh made in Ex 17:14+ = "Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” New American Commentary – The Amalekites with help from the Canaanites defeated the Israelites when they first tried to enter the Promised Land after they had rejected it at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin (Num 14:43–45). Several centuries later both Saul and David conquered the Amalekites in the tenth century bc (1 Sam 15:1–33; 30:1–19) followed by Hezekiah’s victories in the late eighth century (1 Chr 4:43). Numbers 24:21 And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Your dwelling place is enduring, And your nest is set in the cliff. BGT Numbers 24:21 καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Καιναῖον καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν ἰσχυρὰ ἡ κατοικία σου καὶ ἐὰν θῇς ἐν πέτρᾳ τὴν νοσσιάν σου NET Numbers 24:21 Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: "Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff. NLT Numbers 24:21 Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: "Your home is secure; your nest is set in the rocks. ESV Numbers 24:21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock. NIV Numbers 24:21 Then he saw the Kenites and uttered his oracle: "Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock; KJV Numbers 24:21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. YLT Numbers 24:21 And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest, LXE Numbers 24:21 And having seen the Kenite, he took up his parable and said, thy dwelling-place is strong; yet though thou shouldest put thy nest in a rock, ASV Numbers 24:21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock. CSB Numbers 24:21 Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs. NKJ Numbers 24:21 Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: "Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock; NRS Numbers 24:21 Then he looked on the Kenite, and uttered his oracle, saying: "Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock; NAB Numbers 24:21 Upon seeing the Kenites, he gave voice to his oracle: Your abode is enduring, O smith, and your nest is set on a cliff; NJB Numbers 24:21 He then looked at the Kenites and declaimed his poem, as follows: Your dwelling was firm, Kain, your nest perched high in the rock. GWN Numbers 24:21 Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: "You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock. the Kenites: Ge 15:19 Jdg 1:16 Job 29:18 Numbers 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DISCOURSE #6 PROPHECY AGAINST KENITES And he looked at the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, "Your dwelling place is enduring (eytan = speaks of permanence, they had lived there continually) , And your nest is set in the cliff - The Kenites thought themselves to be impregnable by virtue of their geographic location. Balaam describes their nest like a bird whose brood of chicks is safe from predators on the ground. NAC says "The Kenites (haqqênî, or qayin = “smith”) by name seem to have originated in the southern Negev or northeastern Sinai regions, areas that were also inhabited by the Midianites and Amalekites (Exod 2:16; Num 10:29; Judg 1:16; 4:11; 1 Sam 15:6; 27:10)." Bush on Kenites - We here again encounter a dubious passage. It is difficult to determine precisely what people is meant by the Kenites. There is mention in the Old Testament of a twofold people by this name, one of which may be termed Canaanitish, the other Midianitish. Of the former, see Gen. 15:19, where they are enumerated among the Kenizzites, Hittites, Perizzites, etc., which were afterwards devoted to destruction, although we do not subsequently find the Kenites expressly mentioned. The other branch was intimately associated with the Midianites. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, is called, Ex. 3:1, “the priest of Midian,” and in Judg. 1:16, “the Kenite.” Of these Kenites a part followed Israel; but the greater part, we may presume, remained among the Midianites and Amalekites, and that to these last the prophecy applies, inasmuch as its tone of announcement is severe and threatening. That portion of the Kenite race with which the family of Jethro is identified, appears always to have lived in friendly relations with Israel, and thus were not regarded as obnoxious to the prophetic curse. It is the Canaanitish tribe of Kenites who fall under the anathema.....your nest is set - There is in this and the next verse a striking paranomasia, or play upon words, which cannot well be preserved in a translation. The Heb. Kën, Kenite, is also the word for nest, and the Kenites are in effect nestlers, as if it were said, “Looking towards the Nestler, he said, Although thy nest thou hast fixed in a rock,” as eagles, ravens, and other birds of prey are wont to do. Under this figurative mode of speech there is perhaps an allusion to their fixing their strong habitations among the Amalekites Kenites - 12x in 10v - Gen. 15:19; Num. 24:21; Jdg. 1:16; Jdg. 4:11; Jdg. 4:17; Jdg. 5:24; 1 Sam. 15:6; 1 Sam. 27:10; 1 Sam. 30:29; 1 Chr. 2:55 Recall that the Kenites were mentioned in the promise of land to Abraham in Genesis 15 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite 20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim 21 and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite.” (Ge 15:18-21+) HCSB Study Bible. - The Kenites were a nomadic clan from the eastern Sinai region whose roots are traced biblically to the descendants of Cain and who are associated with metallurgical craftsmanship (Ge 4:17-24). In Jdg 1:16 the association is made between the Kenites and Moses' Midianite in-laws, Jethro, Reuel, and Hobab, whose descendants settled in the Negev near Arad. Later Kenites lived as far north as the territory of Naphtali. The present text notes a group of Kenites who, like some Midianites, had become enemies of Israel and would eventually be subdued. Then the Asshurite people would in turn be conquered by the Kittim, a reference to the Mediterranean peoples such as the Philistines. They too would then see their demise. Discourse (04912) see notes above on mashal (used 7x in Nu 23-24 - Nu 23:7, 18, Nu 24:3, 15, 20, 21, 23) Numbers 24:22 "Nevertheless Kain will be consumed; How long will Asshur keep you captive?" BGT Numbers 24:22 καὶ ἐὰν γένηται τῷ Βεωρ νεοσσιὰ πανουργίας Ἀσσύριοί σε αἰχμαλωτεύσουσιν NET Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless the Kenite will be consumed. How long will Asshur take you away captive?" NLT Numbers 24:22 But the Kenites will be destroyed when Assyria takes you captive." ESV Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned when Asshur takes you away captive." NIV Numbers 24:22 yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive." KJV Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. YLT Numbers 24:22 But the Kenite is for a burning; Till when doth Asshur keep thee captive?' LXE Numbers 24:22 and though Beor should have a skillfully contrived hiding-place, the Assyrians shall carry thee away captive. ASV Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. CSB Numbers 24:22 Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive. NKJ Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?" NRS Numbers 24:22 yet Kain is destined for burning. How long shall Asshur take you away captive?" NAB Numbers 24:22 Yet destined for burning-- even as I watch-- are your inhabitants. NJB Numbers 24:22 But the nest belongs to Beor; how long will you be Asshur's captive? GWN Numbers 24:22 But it is destined to be burned, you descendants of Cain, when Assyria takes you as prisoners of war." the Kenite: Heb. Kain, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. or, how long shall it be ere Asshur carry thee away captive? Ge 10:11 Ezr 4:2 Ps 83:8 Ho 14:3 Numbers 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Nevertheless- In spite of their seemingly impregnable status, they were in fact NOT impregnable. Kain will be consumed - The name Kenites (qeni) derives from Kain (qayin). The Kenites would be gradually depleted in number until the Assyrians would finally take them captive. How long will Asshur keep you captive - NLT = "when Assyria takes you captive." Bush - Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, etc. Heb. Kain, a word varying slightly from the original as it occurs elsewhere in this connection, but probably rendered correctly, and designating the name of the founder of the Kenites. This name is employed to denote the nation his descendants. This people appear to have thought, by reason of their high and scarcely accessible dwelling-place, they were secure from every danger. The Spirit of prophecy here grants them the distinction of which they boast, but assures them that it will not be sufficient to ward off from them the doom which their hostility against Israel, the people of the Lord, would bring upon them. This doom is, that they shall be gradually wasted, and finally carried captive to Babylon by the Assyrians. Their lot, in this respect, seems to have been milder than that of Amalek, as that people was to be utterly destroyed, whereas the Kenites were to be carried captive. That such was their fate there is no reason to doubt, as we find some of them mentioned among the Jews after their return from captivity, 1 Chron. 2:55. Ashur, in this connection, is equivalent to Assyrians. Numbers 24:23 He took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who can live except God has ordained it? BGT Numbers 24:23 καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ωγ καὶ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν παραβολὴν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν ὦ ὦ τίς ζήσεται ὅταν θῇ ταῦτα ὁ θεός NET Numbers 24:23 Then he uttered this oracle: "O, who will survive when God does this! NLT Numbers 24:23 Balaam concluded his messages by saying: "Alas, who can survive unless God has willed it? ESV Numbers 24:23 And he took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this? NIV Numbers 24:23 Then he uttered his oracle: "Ah, who can live when God does this? KJV Numbers 24:23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! YLT Numbers 24:23 And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Alas! who doth live when God doth this? LXE Numbers 24:23 And he looked upon Og, and took up his parable and said, Oh, oh, who shall live, when God shall do these things? ASV Numbers 24:23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this? CSB Numbers 24:23 Once more he proclaimed his poem: Ah, who can live when God does this? NKJ Numbers 24:23 Then he took up his oracle and said: "Alas! Who shall live when God does this? NRS Numbers 24:23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying: "Alas, who shall live when God does this? NAB Numbers 24:23 Upon seeing.... he gave voice to his oracle: Alas, who shall survive of Ishmael, NJB Numbers 24:23 He then declaimed his poem, as follows: The Sea-people are gathering in the north, GWN Numbers 24:23 He delivered this message: "Oh no! Who will live when God decides to do this? when God: Nu 23:23 2Ki 5:1 Mal 3:2 Numbers 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries BALAAM'S DISCOURSE # 7 He took up his discourse and said, "Alas, who can live except God has ordained it - ESV - ""Alas, who shall live when God does this?" Yahweh controls all life. He gives and He takes away. Daniel 5:23+ reminds Belshazzar that God is "the God in Whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified." (See Ge 2:7, Job 12:10, 34:14,15 Ps 104:29 Ps 146:4 Isa 42:5 Acts 17:25,28,29 ) Bush has an interesting comment - Alas, who shall live when God doeth this? Heb. “When God putteth or disposeth this.” The general idea is plainly that of extreme distress and tribulation. Who, amidst the impending general destruction, shall preserve his life? Who shall be accounted worthy to escape? Chald. “Woe to the sinners who shall live when God doeth these things.” It would be a momentous crisis in human affairs, and as the period to which this train of prophecies reaches is that of the grand consummation mentioned by our Lord in the Gospels, therefore his words come into striking parallelism with those of Balaam:—Mat. 24:21, 22, “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.” Discourse (04912) see notes above on mashal (used 7x in Nu 23-24 - Nu 23:7, 18, Nu 24:3, 15, 20, 21, 23) Numbers 24:24 "But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; So they also will come to destruction." BGT Numbers 24:24 καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἐκ χειρὸς Κιτιαίων καὶ κακώσουσιν Ασσουρ καὶ κακώσουσιν Εβραίους καὶ αὐτοὶ ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἀπολοῦνται NET Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim, and will afflict Asshur, and will afflict Eber, and he will also perish forever." NLT Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed." ESV Numbers 24:24 But ships shall come from Kittim and shall afflict Asshur and Eber; and he too shall come to utter destruction." NIV Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the shores of Kittim; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin." KJV Numbers 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. YLT Numbers 24:24 And -- ships are from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, And it also for ever is perishing.' LXE Numbers 24:24 And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the Hebrews, and they shall perish together. ASV Numbers 24:24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction. CSB Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will afflict Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction. NKJ Numbers 24:24 But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, And so shall Amalek, until he perishes." NRS Numbers 24:24 But ships shall come from Kittim and shall afflict Asshur and Eber; and he also shall perish forever." NAB Numbers 24:24 to deliver his people from the hands of the Kittim? When they have conquered Asshur and conquered Eber, He too shall perish forever. NJB Numbers 24:24 the vessels from the coasts of Kittim. They will bear down on Asshur, bear down on Eber; he too will perish forever. GWN Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus. They will conquer Assyria and Eber. But they, too, will be totally destroyed." coast of Kittim: Ge 10:4 Isa 23:1 Da 7:19,20 8:5-8,21 10:20 11:30 and shall afflict Eber: Ge 10:21-25 14:13 Da 9:26,27 Mt 24:15 Lu 20:24 23:29-31 Joh 11:48 they also will come to destruction: Da 2:35,45 7:23-26 11:45 Rev 18:2-24 Numbers 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries PROPHECY OF SHIPS TO KITTIM But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim - Holman Bible Dictionary on Kittim - Tribal name for the island of Cyprus, sometimes spelled Chittim. This name was derived from Kition, a city-state on the southeastern side of the island. Long associated with maritime lore, the island was ruled first by Greece, then the Assyrians, and finally, Rome. Genesis 10:4 traces the people's roots to Noah's son Japheth. Jeremiah and Ezekiel both mention it in their prophecies ( Jeremiah 2:10 ; Ezekiel 27:6 ; compare Isaiah 23:1 ,Isaiah 23:1,23:12 ). (See also ISBE) And they shall afflict Asshur - "Ashur, according to general usage, denotes the descendants of Ashur, or the Assyrians. The prophecy was fulfilled primarily in the conquest of Alexander, who overthrew the Persian empire that then held in subjection the Chaldeans and Assyrians." (Bush) and will afflict Eber - Bush - This, like Ashur, is no doubt to be understood as a collective name for the posterity of Eber (or Heber), of whom it is said, Gen. 10:21, that “Shem was the father of all the children of Eber,” and as Abraham was directly descended from Eber, and in him the nation of Israel, so we gather that the power denoted by Chittim should oppress and afflict the Jews, which was done by the Seleucidæ, the successors of Alexander, and especially by Antiochus Epiphanes, and also by the Romans, who not only subdued and oppressed them, but eventually “took away their place and nation,” and dispersed them over the face of the earth. So they also will come to destruction - Bush has an interesting note - The phraseology here is the same with that in the final clause of v. 20, on which we have already remarked. The original has nothing to answer to “forever,” and the undoubted import is that of some subject, some “perishing one,” entirely independent of that which goes before, but with which that is in some way compared, or to be associated. He or they shall perish, even as shall the perishing one. The allusion is to some devoted power, some power emphatically doomed, which though wholly unknown to Balaam, was well known to the spirit of prophecy speaking through him, and which, in our view, is no other than the Man of Sin, or the Antichrist of the last times. “Thus Balaam, as he began with the blessing of Israel, endeth with the destruction of their enemies; God by his mouth confirming the promises made unto Abraham and to his seed forever, the accomplishment of all which is in Christ.”—Ainsworth. Henry