 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.  expository sermons on the pentateuch - Page 132by rev. w. thistlethwaite - 1837Full view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...fourth of Israel ? Let me die the death <f the righteous, And let my last end be like his ! * * * * * I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him,...star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Tsrael, And shall smite the corners of Moab, And destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall... | |
 | James A. Begg - Millenium - 1830 - 264 pages
...most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : / shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but...of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, [or, ' smite through the princes of Moab,' marg.] and destroy... | |
 | John Stedman - 1830 - 364 pages
...in that celebrated prophecy of Balaam, in the book of Numbers — " I shall sec him, but not aow • I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come...of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth." Besides this there prevailed... | |
 | 1830 - 862 pages
...the Almighty, falling into a franc«, but having ItU eyei oj>en : 17 1 shrill sr>e him, but not now;] shall behold him, but not nigh ; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a bccpue shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children... | |
 | John Murray - Archaeology - 1831 - 324 pages
...have heard of Balaam's remarkable prediction, uttered in the presence of Balak king of Moab : " There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel."* Obedient to the heavenly vision, they pursued their pilgrimage westward, having ascertained that the... | |
 | 1832 - 586 pages
...before the coming of Christ. Ans. 16. Balaam, more than 1450 years before Christ's coming, said, " I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him,...of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel." Ans. 18. See Psalm xvi. 10, 11, where the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ are pointed to.... | |
 | Ian Balfour - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 372 pages
...preliminary remark. The text in question is the famous prediction of Balaam from Numbers 24.17: "There shall come a STAR out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel." Warburton observes that the prophecy may relate to David, since the metaphor of a scepter commonly... | |
 | Robert Israel - Fiction - 2003 - 546 pages
...Listen to Me?" 508 Chapter 30 Anathema .... 523 For Further Reading 534 Bibliography „ 538 Preface "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him,...of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Shete." (Numbers 24: 17) Scripture... | |
 | Henry E. Meredith - Religion - 2003 - 674 pages
...bright and morning star - The star is a symbol of royalty. In Numbers, chapter twenty-four, we read, "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him,...of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession,... | |
 | Alden Thompson - Religion - 2003 - 140 pages
...is enough. Numbers 24:17. In Balaam's prophecy about Israel the KJV phraseology is again familiar: "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him,...nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children... | |
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