Numbers 31

We speak the words of God, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Ghost teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things: So that there is a holy, a sanctified, a spiritual eloquence, an eloquence fit for spiritual things, and that eloquence mus…

Although there is no question but many of them offered their free-will offerings at the tabernacle. And when God would have a sacred portion out of the spoils, as he would have in the wilderness, out of those that were taken from the Midianites, to manifest that they fell not un…

But there were two sorts of purifications under the Law, wherein blood was neither formally nor virtually applied or used. The one was by fire in things that would endure it (Numbers 31:23). And the Apostle speaks of things as well as persons, as the word [in non-Latin alphabet]…

The next part of the description is [And ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward]. His story begins (Numbers 22) and his tragedy you have (Numbers 31:8). Balaam had linguam venalem, oracles to sell; so they adulterated the doctrine of the Gospel out of covetousness and…

Yet the Midianites also offered sacrifices to it along with the Moabites. For they employed their snares against the Israelites who were sacrificing to it; and they did so with Balaam as their instructor (Numbers 31:15, 16); and in the New Testament, the enticements to fornicati…

Psalm 99:8. You were a God that pardoned, or forgave them, though you took vengeance of their inventions. The same word [in non-Latin alphabet] is given to God, when he takes vengeance on his enemies, (Numbers 31:2; Isaiah 1:24). I will be avenged of my enemies. (2 Kings 9:7). T…

In the days of Jacob, they were great merchants (Genesis 37:28). At this time in less than 400 years, they were so multiplied, that they had five kings of their nation (Numbers 31:1). Some knowledge of the true God, was retained as it should seem until now among some of them, be…

By what reasons are they confuted? (1) Because, God appointed, and commanded lawful war (Numbers 31:2). For it is said, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, when he was to fight the battles of the Lord, against the Midianites, and Amalekites (Judges 6:34).