Joshua 24:10 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁰ the Lord thy God would not destroy thee, nay he caused him to bless us with blessings, and rescued us out of their hands, and delivered them up.

¹¹ Behold there is a people come out of Egypt, who have covered the face of this land, and they are settled down near me; now therefore come and curse them for me; perhaps I may be able to smite them, and drive them out of this land. ¹² Thereupon God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, nor curse that people, for they are blessed.

¹⁸ In reply to which Balaam said to the princes of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot transgress the word of the Lord God, to do any thing, small or great, of my own mere will. ¹⁹ Now therefore tarry you also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will further say to me. ²⁰ And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men come to call thee, arise and go with them: but what I say to thee, that thou shalt do.

³⁵ And the angel of God said to Balaam, Go with these men; but whatever word I speak to thee be careful to deliver that. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

³ then Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will advance on. If God appear to me by any occurrence, whatever he shall shew me I will tell thee. ⁴ So Balak stood by his sacrifice. And Balaam went to inquire of God: and as he was going straight forward, God appeared to Balaam: And Balaam said to him, I have prepared seven altars, and offered a young bull, and a ram, on each altar. ⁵ And God put a word in the mouth of Balaam, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt say. ⁶ So he returned to Balak. Now he was standing by his whole burnt offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; ⁷ And a spirit of God came upon Balaam, and he took up his parable, and said, I am called from Mesopotamia by Balak; By the king of Moab from the mountains of the east, Come, saith he, Curse Jacob for me, And, come, for me devote Israel. ⁸ How can I curse him, whom the Lord doth nut curse? Or how devote him whom God devoteth not? ⁹ For from the top of mountains I can see him; Even from hills I can observe him, Behold he shall dwell, as a people by themselves, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. ¹⁰ Who hath accurately scanned the seed of Jacob? Who can count the communities of Israel? May my soul depart among the souls of the righteous! And my offspring be as the seed of these! ¹¹ At this Balak said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I sent for thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast pronounced a blessing. ¹² And Balaam said to Balak, Must I not be careful to speak what God hath put in my mouth?

¹⁵ Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will advance on, to inquire of God. ¹⁶ And God met Balaam and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return to Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. ¹⁷ So he returned to him. Now he was standing by his whole burnt offering, and all the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, What hath the Lord spoken? ¹⁸ Whereupon he took up his parable, and said, Stand up Balak and hear; Listen attentively as a witness, thou son of Sepphor! ¹⁹ God is not like a man to be deceived; Nor like a son of man to be threatened. When he hath spoken, will he not perform? When he shall speak, will he not stand to it? ²⁰ Behold I am constrained to bless! Bless I will. Indeed I cannot avoid it. ²¹ There shall be no calamity in Jacob; Nor shall misery be seen in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; The glories of princes are among them. ²² The God who hath brought them out of Egypt, Is to them like the glory of a unicorn. ²³ For there is no augury used by Jacob; Nor divination among Israel. In due season it shall be told by Jacob, And to Israel, what God will execute. ²⁴ Behold the people will rouse like a young lion; And, like an old lion, exult with pride. They will not go to rest till they devour prey; Until they have drunk the blood of the slain. ²⁵ Upon this Balak said to Balaam, Thou shalt neither with curses, curse them for me; nor shalt thou with blessings bless them. ²⁶ In reply to which Balaam said to Balak, Did I not tell thee saying, Whatever God shall speak, that I must do.

⁵ How beautiful are thy houses, Jacob! Thy tents, Israel! ⁶ Like shady forests, and like gardens by a river! And like tents which the Lord hath pitched! And like cedars by streams of water. ⁷ There shall come forth a man from his seed, And he shall rule over many nations: And a kingdom greater than Gog's shall be raised up; And his kingdom shall be enlarged ⁸ God hath led him out of Egypt; His glory is like that of the unicorn; He will eat up the nations of his enemies; And he will exhaust their fatness, And pierce his enemy with his darts. ⁹ Couching down, he is gone to rest, like a lion; Yes like a young lion; who dare rouse him? Blessed are they who bless thee, And they who curse thee are already cursed. ¹⁰ At this Balak was inflamed with wrath against Balaam, and clapped his hands. And Balak said to Balaam, I sent for thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast blessed them a third time.

⁵ but the Lord thy God would not hearken to Balaam. Nay, the Lord thy God turned the curses into a blessing, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

¹⁷ Perish every weapon formed against thee! I will not prosper it. Though every voice should rise up against thee for judgment, thou shalt overcome them all and in the trial they shall be condemned. There is an inheritance for them who serve the Lord, therefore you are to be just for me, saith the Lord.