Balaam was predicting that the destiny of Israel was to be a distinct peculiar people, separate from the rest of the nations in government, religion, customs and divine protection. That is only wishful thinking on the part of many Christians. Matthew Henry's Commentary, vol. The Lord has set them apart for Himself, and qualified them for His service and the employment of Him, and so made them holy unto Himself. It is sometimes hard to find much in the various commentaries on this subject, but Matthew Poole's Commentary On The Bible has the following to say about this verse, vol.
Scripture teaches total segregation forever.
Matthew Poole's Commentary On The Holy Bible comments, vol. We will have to quote verses 47 through 49. We will have quite a bit of comment on this passage. Already with all of these stinking foreign fish coming in to mix with our White fish, the good fish are already beginning to rot. With this thought in mind, lets see what some of the commentaries have to say on this passage.