And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers 24:3 stands within the episode in which Balak brought Balaam to successive places expecting him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. In each setting the intended curse was reversed, for Balaam uttered prophetic words that blessed Israel instead. Balak's repeated efforts therefore ended in failure, and that repeated failure provides the parallel to the repeated and likewise unsuccessful attempts to turn Luther aside from his decided course.
Numbers 24:3 stands within the episode in which Balak brought Balaam to successive places expecting him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. In each setting the intended curse was reversed, for Balaam uttered prophetic words that blessed Israel instead. Balak's repeated efforts therefore ended in failure, and that repeated failure provides the parallel to the repeated and likewise unsuccessful attempts to turn Luther aside from his decided course.