God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
God is not a human being who tells lies, and He's not like people who change their minds and feel sorry about their decisions. When God says He will do something, won't He actually do it? When He makes a promise, won't He keep it?
This verse teaches that God is completely trustworthy - unlike humans, He never lies or changes His mind about His promises.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the prophet Balaam's second blessing of Israel, spoken to King Balak of Moab who had hired Balaam to curse the Israelites. Despite Balak's repeated attempts to get Balaam to curse Israel, God kept putting words of blessing in Balaam's mouth instead. Balaam is explaining to Balak that God's nature makes it impossible for Him to go back on His covenant promises to Israel.
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