 | John Bathurst Deane - 1833 - 518 pages
...come out of Jacob, and a sceptre would arise out ofJudah ;" but, like him, they were assured — " I shall see Him ; but not now; I shall behold Him, but not nigh*." " These all died in faith, not having received the promises ; but having seen them afar off, and being... | |
 | John Sheppard - 1833 - 394 pages
...near was Messiah's first victorious coming, when Balaam, in reluctant trance, had lately uttered, " I shall see Him, but not now, I shall behold Him, but not riigh ; there shall come a star out of Jacob ; " — when one patriarch had declared in dying, " the... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1833 - 628 pages
...which is usually called, as in Numb. xxiv. 14. ' the latter days :' and concerning him, he said, ' I shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigli ;' which might intimate, that his appearance was far removed, and that he should see him only... | |
 | John Brewster - 1834 - 382 pages
...than can be drawn by the most reflecting mind from the events of the most interesting narrative. " I shall see him, but not now, I shall behold him,...nigh; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel '." The star travelled with the wise men from Chaldea, till it became... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1834 - 410 pages
...thee ? and what do I desire on earth in comparison of thee ?' ' Balaam could say, how truly soever, ' I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh ;' * but, Lord, I see thee even now ; I behold thee so nigh me that I live in thee, and would rather... | |
 | Jacob Henry B. Mountain - 1835 - 482 pages
...Balaam, compelled to behold in vision the glorious reign of the 1 See John ix. 7. Messiah, exclaims, " I shall see Him, but not now; I shall behold Him,...shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall arise out of Israel 1 ." And the prophet Micah, in similar strains, predicts, " But thou, Bethlehem-Ephratah,... | |
 | 1835 - 716 pages
...Most High, Wlnch saw the vision of the Almighty, Falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : 17 I shall see him — but not now : I shall behold him — but not nigh : There shall rome a Star out of Jacob, And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall ^ smite the corners of... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 568 pages
...she would apply to herself those expressive words of Balaam, when speaking of him that should come, I shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh. (Numbers xxiv. 17.) "These visitations of darkness did not, however, continue long, neither were they... | |
 | 1835 - 670 pages
...Most High, W?«c/t saw the vision of the Almighty, Falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him — but not now : I shall behold him — but not niffh : There shall come a Star out of Jacob, And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall -smite... | |
 | James Ellice - 1835 - 230 pages
...faith in a future existence. Examine next the Prophecy of Balaam, foretelling the Advent of Christ ; / shall see Him but not now, I shall behold Him but not nigh : and say whether the Prophet does not express his conviction of being a personal witness of events... | |
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