🔢WEB · Numbers 24:1
What does Numbers 24:1 mean?
"When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness."
— Numbers 24:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
Explanation
Numbers 24:1 marks a turning point in the strange story of Balaam, the pagan seer hired to curse Israel.
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Biblical perspective
What does 24/10 mean spiritually?
If you're searching for the meaning behind seeing 24/10 or the time 00:24, the Bible doesn't assign spiritual meaning to dates or time patterns — but Psalm 24 and John 10 are both worth reading.
Psalm 24 opens with "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it" — a declaration of God's ownership of everything. John 10 contains Jesus' "I am the Good Shepherd" passage.
Psalm 24:1
"The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it."
John 10:14
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own."
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