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Numbers 23:24
“Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.”
Verse in context — Numbers 23
22
God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
23
Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!
24
Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.
25
Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
26
But Balaam answered Balak, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?
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Israel’s wilderness journey, marked by rebellion, discipline, and God’s faithfulness.
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