 | Missions - 1807 - 672 pages
...difficulty. Various Correspondents request an Fxpfanatiou of the following Ttxt of Scripture : — " I SHALL see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but rot nigh: there shall come a Stir out pf Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out oi Israel, and shall smite... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 428 pages
...High, [which] saw the Vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance,] but having 1? his eyes open : I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh, that is, the Messiah, whotn he probably saw in a -vision, and therefore broke out in this abrupt manner,... | |
 | Henry DIMOCK - 1806 - 284 pages
...in a prophesy. For it has, probably, either a retrospect to that famous prediction of Balaam, Num. xxiv. 17, "I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near; there shall come a star out of Jacob and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel ;" and looks forward... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...strength, and victory, so as no enemy shall dare to provoke him. XXIV. 17 / shall sec him, but not now : 1 shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall tine out of Israel, and shall smite the corners 'of Muab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. I... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : ; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake bhu\l come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 518 pages
...the most High, who saw the vision. of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a star out ofjacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 516 pages
...the most High, who saw the vision of the< Almighty, 'falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but notnigh: there shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 480 pages
...depart from either are not fit members of a gospel-church. B. EXPLANATION OF NUMBERS MIv 17. / i,hall see Him, but not now; I shall behold Him, but not nigh. BALAAM was a true prophet, but a bad man: "he loved the wages of unrighteousness, and was rebuked for... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 444 pages
...Israel, the death of the righteous, and the destruction of Amalek, and perhaps his own banishment: "I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh." He would see him at the day of judgment, though not now; and he would in hell behold him, but not nigh;... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 434 pages
...righteous; and the suspicion of having none was intolerable. " Who shall live when God does this? 1 shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh." Multitudes will see an interest in Christ to be of infinite importance, and their rejection to be intolerable,... | |
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I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh... 
