And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
The cry belongs to the history of Balaam and Balak, when the king of Moab sought to turn away blessing from Israel. Balak carried the prophet from place to place, hoping a new vantage would lead him to pronounce a curse instead of a blessing. The effort was vain, for each removal only confirmed the blessing upon Israel.
It forms part of Balaam's foretelling of the world's Redeemer and of the final overthrow of the enemies of God. For Moab the word leaves no hope of escape. It foretells utter destruction for Moab and Edom, together with Amalek and the Kenites.
The cry belongs to the history of Balaam and Balak, when the king of Moab sought to turn away blessing from Israel. Balak carried the prophet from place to place, hoping a new vantage would lead him to pronounce a curse instead of a blessing. The effort was vain, for each removal only confirmed the blessing upon Israel.
It forms part of Balaam's foretelling of the world's Redeemer and of the final overthrow of the enemies of God. For Moab the word leaves no hope of escape. It foretells utter destruction for Moab and Edom, together with Amalek and the Kenites.