Quotes About Faith

Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”

that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.

Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?

Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on his way.

On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,

but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.

And the LORD said to Moses,

“Attack the Midianites and strike them dead.

After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.

and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

However, the line of Korah did not die out.

the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,

the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli.

These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.