God’s Covering for Us Numbers 23 v 1 - 26 God Covers with His Protection - Numbers 23:7-10 1. Balaam sees God’s People Defended Balaam's Hire 7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, Balaam's Hope 7 saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. Balaam's Hindrance 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? Balaam's Helplessness 8 How shall I curse Balaam's Hopefulness 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! Balaam Could See :- (a) The Source Of Their Blessing (God - Donkey) (b) The Size Of Their Blessing 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? (c) The Security Of Their Blessing 8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? (d) The Sufficency Of Their Blessing 10 Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! Genesis 12:1-3. 1 ¶ Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
2. Balaam sees God’s People Distinct 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. She Has Been :- (a) Claimed (b) Called (c) Chosen (d) Commissioned Isaiah 43 1 ¶ But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
3. Balaam sees God’s People Delivered v10 Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! What A :- (a) Revelation (b) Request (c) Recognition Psalms 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
One Native American tribe had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy's 13th birthday, He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone.Looking around, the boy saw flowers, trees, and the outline of the path. Morning he beheld the figure of a man standing just a few feet away, armed with a bow and arrow. It was his father. He had been there all night long.
God Covers with His Presence - Numbers 23:18-24
1. God’s Presence gives Peace 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Look At :-
(a) The Character Of God God is not a man, that he should lie;
(b) The Consistency Of God neither the son of man, that he should repent
(c) The Capability Of God hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Matthew 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
2. God’s presence gives Pardon 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
The tabernacle was a constant reminder that while one could not approach God as an equal, He was always among His people. God’s promise to never leave us or forsake still stands. Note The :- (a) Position Of The Tabernacle (Midst) (b) Purpose Of The Tabernacle (Meet with God) (c) Power Of The Tabernacle (Atonement For Sin)
3. God’s presence gives Purpose 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
(a) His Word Will Be Kept (b) His Work Will Be Completed (c) His Will Will Be Consummated
God Covers with His Power - 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
1. God’s power is at work in us God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Is there Anything too hard for the Lord?
2. God’s power is at work for us 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: See God's :- (a) Deliverance 22 God brought them out of Egypt (Salvation Is Of The Lord) (b) Defiance 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (c) Defence 23 Rom 8 v 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.neither is there any divination against Israel:
3. God’s power is at work with us v.23 according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Note :-
(a) The Setting "according to this time" Israel On The Verge Of Possessing The Land
(b) The Subjects "of Jacob and of Israel"
(c) The Saying "What hath God wrought!" Note : -
The Source Of The Work "God wrought" (Only Explanation)
The Supremecy Of The Work "What"
The Surety Of The Work "hath God wrought"
Psalm 33 v 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
God Covers with His Promise -24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. Here Is :- (a) Strength Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? (b) Stamina and lift up himself as a young lion:
(c) Stability Rev. 19 v. 11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
(d) Sobriety 25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
