B.C. 1452? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. * DEATH. Ja'cob, and the number of the fourth part of 'Iş'ra-el? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! 11 And 'Ba'lăk said unto "Ba'laam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And the answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? 13 And 'Ba'lăk said unto "him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 14 And he brought him into the field of Zō'phim, to the top of "Piş'gah, and built 'seven altars, and offered a "bullock and a ram on every altar. 15 And he said unto 'Ba'lǎk, Stand here by thy 'burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16 And the LORD met "Ba'laam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto 'Balak, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his 'burnt offering, and the princes of 'Mō'ab with him. And 'Ba'lǎk said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? B.C. 1452? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 14 m Pisgah, Deut. 3:27. 18 n Zippor, Num. 22:2. 19 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, 'Ba'lăk, and o God, truth, Gen. hear; hearken unto me, thou son of "Zip'por: 19 ."God is not a man, that 2:2. p God, perfection of, Gen. 2:2. q God, immutable, Gen. 2:2. Universal to mankind, Eccl. 3:2, 19-21; Rom. 14:32; Luke 2:29; Acts 7:59; Rom. 14:7, 8; 1 Cor. 3:21-23; 5:12, 14; 1 Pet. 1:24. Time of, unknown, Gen. 27:2; Psa. 39:4, 13. Nearness to, Josh. 23:14; 1 Sam. 20:3. Does not end conscious existence, Luke 20:34-38; 23:3943; Rev. 20:12, 13; exemplified in the appearance of Moses and Elijah at the transfiguration of Jesus, Matt. 17:2, 3; Mark 9:4, 5; Luke 9:30-33. Not to be feared by the righteous, Matt. 10:28. 2 Cor. 5:1, 4, 8; 1 Thess. 5:9, 10; 2 Tim. 4:6-8; Heb. 11:13. Hope in, Dan. 12:13; 1 Cor. 15:51-57; 2 Cor. 1:9, 10; 1 Thess. 4:13, 14; 2 Pet. 1:11, 14; Rev. 14:13. Of the Wicked, Job 18:14, 18; 20:4, 5, 8, 11; 21:13, 17. 18, 23-26; 24:20, 24; 27:8, 19-23; Psa. 37:1, 2, 9, 10, 35, 36; 49:7, 9, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20; Prov. 5:22, 23; 11:7, 10; 21:16; Eccl. 8:10; Isa. 14:11, 15. Sudden, Num. 16:32; Prov.10:25, 27; Isa. 17:14; Acts 5:3-10. A judgment, Num. 16:29, 30; 1 Sam. 25:38; Job 36:12, 14, 18, 20; Psa. 55:23; 58:9; 78:50; 92:7; Prov. 2:22; 14:32; Dispossesses of earthly goods, Job 1:21; Psa. 49:17; Luke Isa. 26:14; Jer. 16:3, 4; Ezek. 28:8, 10; Amos 9:10; Luke 12:16-20; 1 Tim. 6:7. A judgment, Gen. 2:17; 3:19; 6:7, 11-13; 19:12, 13, 24, 25; Josh. 5:4-6; 1 Chr. 10:13, 14. God's power over, Deut. 32:39; 1 Sam. 2:6; Psa. 68:20; 2 Tim. 1:10. Christ's power over, Heb. 2:14, 15; Rev. 1:18. 12:20. Scenes of: Of Jacob, Gen. 49:1-33; Heb. 11:21. of Moses, Deut.34:1-7. Of Samson, Judg. 16:25-30. of El. 1 Sam. 4:12-18. Of the wife of Phinehas, 1 Sam. 4:19-21. Of Zechariah, 2 Chr. 24:22. Of Jesus, Matt. 27:34-53; Mark 15:23-38; Luke 23:27-49; John 19:16-30. Of Stephen, Acts To be destroyed, Isa. 25:8; Hos. 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:21, 22, 26, 7:59, 60. 55-57; Rev. 20:14; 21:4. Preparation for, 2 Kin. 20:1; Luke 12:35-37; by Moses, Num. 27:12-23; by David, 1 Kin. 2:1-10; by Ahithophel, 2 Sam. 17:23. Apostrophe to, Hos. 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:55. A Described as: Giving up the ghost, Gen. 25:8; 35:29; Lam. 1:19; Acts 5:10. King of terrors, Job 18:14. change, Job 14:14. Going to thy fathers, Gen. 15:15; 25:8; 35:29. Putting off this tabernacle, 2 Pet. 1:14. Requiring the soul, Luke 12:20. Going the way whence there is no return, Job 16:22. Being gathered to our people, Gen. 49:33. In silence, Psa. 94:17; 115:17. Returning to dust, Gen. 3:19. Being cut down, Job 14:2. Fleeing as a shadow, Job 14:2. Departing, Phil. 1:23. Called Sleep, Deut. 31:16; 1 Kin. 14:31; 15:8, 24; 16:6, 28; Job 7:21; 14:12; Psa. 76:5, 6; Jer. 51:39; Dan. 12:2; John 11:11; Acts 7:60; 13:36; 1 Cor. 15:6, 18, 51; 1 Thess. 4:13-15. Exemption from: Enoch, Gen. 5:24; Heb. 11:5. Elijah, 2 Kin. 2. Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ, 1 Cor. 15:51; 1 Thess. 4:15, 17. No death in heaven, Luke 20:36; Rev. 21:4. Desired, Jer. 83; Rev. 9:6. By Moses, Num. 11:15. By Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:4. By Job, Job 3; 6:8-11; 7: 1-3, 15, 16; 10:1. By Jonah, Jonah 4:8. By Simeon, Luke 2:29. By Paul, 2 Cor. 5:2, 8; Phil. 1:20-23. Inevitable, 2 Sam. 14:14; Job 7:1, 8-10, 21; 10:21, 22; 14: 2, 5, 7-12, 14, 19-21; 16:22; 21:23, 25, 26, 32, 33; 30:23; 34: 15, 19; Psa. 49:7-10; 82:7; 89:48; 144:4; Eccl. 2:14-18; 5: 15; 8:8; 9:5, 10; Isa. 51:12; Jer. 9:21; Zech. 1:5; John 9:4; Heb. 9:27; 13:14; Jas. 1:10, 11. | Penalty: Shall not be remitted, Num. 35:31. In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted, for murder, Gen. 9:5, 6; Num. 35:16-21, 30-33; Deut. 17:6; for adultery, Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:24; for incest, Lev. 20:11, 12, 14; for bestiality, Ex. 22:19; Lev. 20:15, 16; for sodomy, Lev. 18:22; 20:13; for rape of a betrothed virgin, Deut. 22:25; for perjury, Zech. 5:4; for kidnapping, Ex. 21:16; Deut. 24:7; upon a priest's daughter, who committed fornication, Lev. 21:9; for witchcraft, Ex. 22:18; for offering human sacrifice, Lev. 20: 2-5; for striking or cursing father or mother, Ex. 21:15, 17; Lev. 20:9; for disobedience to parents, Deut. 21:18-21; for theft, Zech. 5:3, 4; for blasphemy, Lev. 24:23; for Sabbath desecration, Ex. 35:2; Num. 15:32-36; for prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines, Deut. 13:1-10; for sacrificing to false gods, Ex. 22:20; for refusing to abide by the decision of court, Deut. 17:12; for treason, 1 Kin. 2:25; Esth. 2:23; for sedition, Acts 5:36, 37. Not inflicted on testimony of less than two witnesses, Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15. MODES OF EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY: Burning, Gen. 38:24; Lev. 20:14; 21:9; Jer. 29:22; Ezek. 23:25; Dan. 3:19-23. Stoning, Lev. 20:2, 27; Num. 14:10; 15:33-36; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21, 24; Josh. 7:25; 1 Kin. 21:10; Ezek. 16:40. Hanging, Gen. 40:22; Deut. 21:22, 23; Josh. 8:29; Esth. 7:10. Beheading, Matt. 14:10; Mark 6:16, 27, 28. Crucifixion, Matt. 27:35, 38; Mark 15:24, 27; Luke 23:33. The sword, Ex. 32:27, 28; 1 Kin. 2:25, 34, 46; Acts 12:2. Executed, by the witnesses, Deut. 13:9; 17:7; Acts 7:58; by the congregation, Num. 15:35, 36; Deut. 13:9. Figurative, Rom. 6:2-11; 7:1-11; 8:10, 11; Col. 2:20; Of the Righteous: A transition, Luke 16:22; 23:43. 2 Tim. 2:11. Balaam ertols, Num. 23:10. Peaceful, Psa. 37:37. Pre- Symbolized: By the pale horse, Rev. 6:8. cious in the sight of the Lord, Psa. 116:15. A merciful provi- See footnotes: SPIRITUAL DEATH, 1 John 3:14; THE SECdence in, Isa. 57:1, 2. Anticipated with confidence, Prov.OND DEATH, Rev. 20:14. B.C. 1452 ? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. øj. Gen. 2:2. he should lie; neither the son of laam had said, and offered a ☛ God, faithfulness he said, and 'shall he not do it? 20 Grace of God. 22 God, providence of. Gen. 2:2. God, power of, Gen. 2:2. Unicorn, Job 39.9. 1 R. V. the wild 23 by Balaam, Isa. 47.9. 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Ja'cob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Iş'ra-el: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 22 "God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of 'an "unicorn. 23 Surely there is no "enchantment against Ja'cob, neither is Sorcery, practiced there any divination against Is'ra-el: according to this time it shall be said of Ja'cob and of Iş'ra-el, What hath "God wrought! I God, preSETVET, 28 the desert, 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 25 And 'Balak said unto "Ba'laam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But "Ba'laam answered and said unto 'Ba'lǎk, Told not I thee, saying, 'All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? "altar. CHAPTER 24 Balaam foretells the happiness of Israel. AND when Ba'laam saw B.C. 1452? See footnote, Time, 1 a Balaam, Deut. 23:4. b Israel, Ex. 4:22. c Sorcery, Isa. 47:9. that it pleased the LORD to bless 'Iş'ra-el, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 2 And "Ba'laam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Is'ra-el abiding a Holy Spirit, inin his tents according to their tribes; and the "spirit of God came upon 'him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, "Ba'laam the son of Be'or hath said, and the man whose 'eyes are open hath said: 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the 'vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 7 He shall pour the water out 27¶ And Ba'lăk said unto 2 R. V. down upon laam unto the top of Pe'or, that B.C. 1452? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 10 o Balak, Num. 22:4. p Anger, instances of, Psa. 37:8. 11 2 Bribery, instan that blesseth thee, and cursed is B.C. 1452? Rev. 10:6. 18 b Edomites, proph 18 And 'E'dom shall be a pos- See footnote, Time. session, Se'ir also shall be a 10 ¶ And Ba'lǎk's "anger was possession for his enemies; and kindled against "Ba'laam, and Iş'ra-el shall do valiantly. he smote his hands together: and 19 Out of Ja'cob shall come he Ba'lak said unto Ba'laam, I that shall have dominion, and called thee to curse mine ene-shall destroy him that remaineth mies, and, behold, thou hast al- of the city. together blessed them these three times. 11 Therefore now flee thou to ces of, 1 Sam. 8:3. thy place: "I thought to promote thee unto great honour; 'but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. r Temptation, resisted, instances of, Luke 11:4. Grace of God, Rom. 4:16. 12 Minister, incorruptible, Rom. 15:16. 13 u Silver, 1 Chr. 28:14. v Gold, Ezek. 7:19. w Decision, instan ces of, Isa. 50:7. 17 * Jesus, prophecies concerning (according to many commentators), Matt. 1:21. Stars, figurative, Judg. 5:20. 21 And he looked on the "Kĕn'12 And 'Ba'laam said unto Bā'-ītes, and took up his parable, lǎk, Spake I not also to thy mes- and said, Strong is thy dwelling- Deut. 32:11. sengers which thou sentest unto place, and thou puttest thy 'nest me, saying, in a rock. 13 If Ba'lăk would give me his house full of "silver and "gold, 'I 7,20 7, cannot go beyond the com- 14 And now, behold, I go unto 15 And he took up his parable, and said, "Ba'laam the son of Bē'or hath said, and the man whose 'eyes are open hath said: 16 'He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the began to commit 'whoredom 2 Messianic Hope, shall rise out of Is'ra-el, and 3 And "Is'ra-el 'joined himself B.C. 1452? tnote, Time, Kev. 10.6. Vses. Ex. 2:10. jdments, on e Isracties for ~*urmuring, Ex. 1 Midianizes, Gen. 37-28. ↑ Women, wicked, erinces of. Prov. 31 10. 1 R. V. tent of meeting. * Decision, instancca of, Isa. 50:7. 2 Cor. 7:11. 4 And the LORD said unto Mō'şeş, Take all the heads of the people, and "hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Is'ra-el. 5 And Mo'şeş said unto the judges of Is'ra-el, "Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Ba'al-pe'or. 6 ¶ And, behold, one of the children of Is'ra-el came and brought unto his brethren a 'Midi-an-it-ish woman in the sight of "Mo'ses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Is'ra-el, who were weeping before the door of the 'tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phin'e-has, the son of E-le-a'zar, the son of Aâr'on the priest, saw it, he 1 Zeci instances of rose up from among the congregation, and 'took a javelin in his hand; m Plaque, Ex. 11:1. a irad visited by a plague, Ex. ? R. V. pavilion, 10 • Prophets, inspi B.C. 1452? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 13 Atonement, Lev. 17:11. 14 t Simeon, tribe of, Num. 2:12. 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the 'covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was 'zealous for his God, and made an atone-4 R. V. Jealous ment for the children of Iş'ra-el. 14 Now the name of the Is'ra-el-ite that was slain, even that was slain with the 'Mid'ĭ-an-itish 'woman, was Zim'rī, the son of Sa'lu, a prince of a chief house among the 'Sim'e-on-ites. 15 And the name of the 'Mĭd'îan-it-ish woman that was slain was Coz'bi, the daughter of Num. 31:8; Josh, "Zûr; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Mĭd'î-an. 16 ¶ And the LORD spake unto "Mō'şeş, saying, 17 Vex the 'Mid-an-ites, and smite them: 18 For 'they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Pē'or, and in the matter of Cŏz'bi, the daughter of a prince of Mĭd'I-an, their sister, which was slain in the day of the "plague for Pē'or's sake. 8 And he 'went after the man 10 ¶ And the LORD spake unto ration of, Isa.3:2. Mo'şeş, saying, 11 P Anger of God. 13 3. appeased, 2 Kin. Jealousy, attrib Hled to God, Psa. 78:38. 3 R. V. in that he was Jealous with my jealousy among them, 12 spake unto 'Mō'şeş and unto Prophets, inspiE-le-aʼzar the son of Aâr'on the priest, saying, c, 2 c Census, 2 Sam. 24:1. d Armies, enumeration of Israel's military forces, Deut. 11:4. 11 *Phin'e-has, the son of E-le- 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I Covenant, of God give unto him my 'covenant of with men, instan ces of, Deut. 29:1. peace: PHINEHAS. High priest, Ex. 6:25; Josh. 22:30; 1 Chr. 6:4, 50. Religious zeal of, Num. 25:7-15; Psa. 106:30. Chief of the Koranite Levites, 1 Chr. 9:19, 20. Sent to sound the trumpets in the battle with the Midianites, Num. 31:6. A 9 q Dathan, Num. 16:1. T Abiram, Num. 16:1. s Citizens, wicked and treasonable, 6 Of "Hěz'ron, the family of the Hězʼron-ītes: of "Cär'mi, the family of the Cär'mītes. 7 These are the families of the "Reuben-ites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of 'Păl'lu; PÉ-li'ab. g Er, Gen. 38:3. 9 And the sons of E-li'ab; Ne-Ō'nan died in the land of Ca'- Onan, Gen. 38:8. ram. This is that Da'than and 20 And the sons of Jū'dah after A-bi'ram, which were famous instanceso), Luke against Mō'şeş and against Aâr'- of Pha'rěz, the family of the 10 on in the company of 'Kō'rah, 10 And the earth "opened her Phärʼzītes: of "Ze'rah, the family 20 i Shelah, Gen.38:5 Or, Shilonites, Pharez, Gen. 38. or. Zarah, Gen. 1 Chr. 9.5. 29. 38:30. 21 21 And the sons of Pha'rěz were; of "Hěz'ron, the family of m Hezron, 1 Chr. the Hěz'ron-ites: of "Ha'mŭl, u Earthquake, Isa. together with 'Kō'rah, when the family of the Haʼmul-ites. 11 Notwithstanding the chil- five hundred. dren of 'Ko'rah died not. 12¶ The sons of Sim'e-on after their families: of "Ne-mu'el, the 23 Of the sons of Is'sa-char after their families: of "Tō'là, the family of the To'la-ites: of x Jamin, Gen. 46: family of the Ne-mū'el-ītes: of 'Pu'a, the family of the Pū' 10. 13 Ja'min, the family of the Ja'-nites: min-ites: of Ja'chin, the family 24 Of 'Jăsh'ub, the family of 13 Of "Ze'rah, the family of the Zär'hites: of Sha'ul, the family z Shaul, Ex. 6:15. of the Sha'ul-ites. 1 Chr. 4:24. N. by the river Arnon, Num. 21:13; Judg. 11:18. Israelites come into, Deut. 2:17, 18. Military forces numbered in, Num. 26:3, 63. The law rehearsed in, by Moses, Num. 35, 36; Deut. chapters 29, 31, 33. The Israelites renew the Jash'ub-ites: of Shim'ron, enrollment of. Num. 10:14. 23 p Gen. 46:13; 24 r Jashub, 1 Chr. 7:1. 8 Shimron, Gen. 46:13. 25 t Issachar, tribe ol. Num. 1:28. |