Numbers 22:20
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.”Numbers 22:20
What Does Numbers 22:20 Mean?
Numbers 22:20 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 22, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Numbers 22:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 23:12“And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?”Numbers 23:26“But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?”Numbers 24:13“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”Numbers 22:35“And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.”Jeremiah 1:7“But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.”Numbers 22:9“And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?”1 Samuel 8:7“And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”Genesis 31:24“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”2 Thessalonians 2:9“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”Numbers 22:32“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:”Numbers 23:4“And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.”Numbers 23:5“And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.”Numbers 23:16“And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.”Numbers 24:4“He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”1 Samuel 8:5“And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”1 Samuel 12:12“And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.”Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Psalms 78:30“They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,”Psalms 81:12“So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.”Isaiah 37:29“Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.”
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