Balaam
n . 不可靠的预言人,补白
不可靠的预言人,补白
Balaam \
Ba "
laam \,
n .
A paragraph describing something wonderful ,
used to fill out a newspaper column ; --
an allusion to the miracle of Balaam '
s ass speaking . --
Numb .
xxii .
30 . [
Cant ]
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Balaam basket or box } (
Print .),
the receptacle for rejected articles . --
Blackw .
Mag .
[
1913 Webster ]
Balaam lord of the people ;
foreigner or glutton ,
as interpreted by others ,
the son of Beor ,
was a man of some rank among the Midianites (
Num .
31 :
8 ;
comp .
16 ).
He resided at Pethor (
Deut .
23 :
4 ),
in Mesopotamia (
Num .
23 :
7 ).
It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God ;
and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he blessed was blessed ,
and he whom he cursed was cursed .
When the Israelites were encamped on the plains of Moab ,
on the east of Jordan ,
by Jericho ,
Balak sent for Balaam "
from Aram ,
out of the mountains of the east ,"
to curse them ;
but by the remarkable interposition of God he was utterly unable to fulfil Balak '
s wish ,
however desirous he was to do so .
The apostle Peter refers (
2 Pet .
2 :
15 ,
16 )
to this as an historical event .
In Micah 6 :
5 reference also is made to the relations between Balaam and Balak .
Though Balaam could not curse Israel ,
yet he suggested a mode by which the divine displeasure might be caused to descend upon them (
Num .
25 ).
In a battle between Israel and the Midianites (
q .
v .)
Balaam was slain while fighting on the side of Balak (
Num .
31 :
8 ).
The "
doctrine of Balaam "
is spoken of in Rev .
2 :
14 ,
in allusion to the fact that it was through the teaching of Balaam that Balak learned the way by which the Israelites might be led into sin . (
See {
NICOLAITANES }.)
Balaam was constrained to utter prophecies regarding the future of Israel of wonderful magnificence and beauty of expression (
Num .
24 :
5 -
9 ,
17 ).
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