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Num 24:17 — I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I shall see him		"The Targum of Onkelos translates this passage in the following manner: ""I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but he is not near. When a king shall arise from the house of Jacob, and the Messiah be anointed from the house of Israel; he shall slay the princes of Moab, and rule over all the children of men."" The marginal references will direct the reader to the fulfilment of these remarkable prophecies. Job 19:25-27; Zec 12:10; Jud 1:11,14,15; Rev 1:7"
a Star		Mat 2:2-9; Luk 1:78; 2Pe 1:19; Rev 22:16
a Sceptre		Gen 49:10; Psa 45:6; Psa 78:70-72; Psa 110:2; Isa 9:7; Luk 1:32,33; Hbr 1:8
smite the corners of Moab		or, smite through the princes of Moab. 1Sa 14:38; *marg:; Zec 10:4
Moab		2Sa 8:2; 2Ki 3:5,26,27; 1Ch 18:2; Jer 48:45
all the children		Gen 4:25,26; Gen 5:3-29; Seth. Psa 72:8-11; Rev 11:15

Correlating Passages

I shall see him

	Job 19:25	For I know [that] my redeemer liveth, and [that] he shall stand at the latter [day] upon the earth:
	Job 19:26	And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God:
	Job 19:27	Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; [though] my reins be consumed within me.
	Zec 12:10	And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.
	Jud 1:11	Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
	Jud 1:14	And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
	Jud 1:15	To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
	Rev 1:7	Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

a Star

	Mat 2:2	Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
	Mat 2:3	When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
	Mat 2:4	And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
	Mat 2:5	And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
	Mat 2:6	And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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	Luk 1:78	Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
	2Pe 1:19	We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
	Rev 22:16	I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.

a Sceptre

	Gen 49:10	The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].
	Psa 45:6	Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
	Psa 78:70	He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
	Psa 78:71	From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
	Psa 78:72	So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
	Psa 110:2	The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
	Isa 9:7	Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
	Luk 1:32	He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
	Luk 1:33	And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
	Hbr 1:8	But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.

smite the corners of Moab

	1Sa 14:38	And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
	Zec 10:4	Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

Moab

	2Sa 8:2	And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
	2Ki 3:5	But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
	2Ki 3:26	And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through [even] unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
	2Ki 3:27	Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him [for] a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to [their own] land.
	1Ch 18:2	And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
	Jer 48:45	They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

all the children

	Gen 4:25	And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
	Gen 4:26	And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
	Gen 5:3	And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
	Gen 5:4	And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
	Gen 5:5	And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
	Gen 5:6	And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
	Gen 5:7	And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
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	Psa 72:8	He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
	Psa 72:9	They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
	Psa 72:10	The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
	Psa 72:11	Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
	Rev 11:15	And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 24:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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