Zippor

How Nave’s arranged it

• Father of BalakNumbers 22:2Numbers 22:4Numbers 22:10Numbers 22:16Numbers 23:18Joshua 24:9

The passages, in Bible order (6)

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1. Numbers 22:2

   Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,

   ›Commentary on Numbers 22:22 voices

   “Balak the son of Zippor - The comparison of Num 22:4 with Num 21:26 suggests that Balak was not the hereditary king but a Midianite, and that a change of dynasty had taken place. His father’s name, Zippor, “Bird,” reminds us of those of other Midianites, e. g., Oreb, “Crow,” Zeeb, “Wolf.” Possibly the Midianite chieftains had taken advantage of the weakness of the Moabites after the Amorite victories to establish themselves as princes in the land.

   “Balak--that is, "empty." Terrified (De 2:25; Ex 15:15) at the approach of so vast a multitude and not daring to encounter them in the field, he resolved to secure their destruction by other means.

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2. Numbers 22:4

   So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,

   ›Commentary on Numbers 22:41 voice

   “We read of Midianites near Mount Sinai, Exod. ii, and iii, which seem to have been a colony of this people, that went out to seek new quarters, as the manner of those times was, but the body of that people were seated in those parts. Lick up - That is, consume and utterly destroy, in which sense the fire is said to lick up the water and sacrifices, 1 Kings xviii, 38.

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3. Numbers 22:10

   And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:

   ›Commentary on Numbers 22:101 voice

   “His real character has long been a subject of discussion. Some, judging from his language, have thought him a saint; others, looking to his conduct, have described him as an irreligious charlatan; and a third class consider him a novice in the faith, who had a fear of God, but who had not acquired power over his passions [HENGSTENBERG].

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4. Numbers 22:16

   They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

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5. Numbers 23:18

   Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 23:181 voice

   “And he took up his parable,.... Pronounced the word put into his mouth: and said, rise up Balak, and hear; not from his seat, as Eglon a successor of his did, Jdg 3:20 for he was now standing by his burnt offering; but the sense is, that he would raise his attention, and stir up himself with all diligence to hear what he was about to say: hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor; or to his word, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, which follow.

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6. Joshua 24:9

   Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

   ›Commentary on Joshua 24:91 voice

   “Then Balak - arose and warred against Israel - This circumstance is not related in Numbers 22:1-41, nor does it appear in that history that the Moabites attacked the Israelites; and probably the warring here mentioned means no more than his attempts to destroy them by the curses of Balaam, and the wiles of the Midianitish women.

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