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A star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel.

Numbers 24:17

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

1 John 4:9

Numbers 24 (English Standard Version)

14 And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, I will let you know what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”
15 And he took up his discourse and said,
“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor,
the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
16 the oracle of him who hears the words of God,
and knows the knowledge of the Most High,
who sees the vision of the Almighty,
falling down with his eyes uncovered:
17 I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near:
a star shall come out of Jacob,
and a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall crush the forehead of Moab
and break down all the sons of Sheth.
18 Edom shall be dispossessed;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
Israel is doing valiantly.
19 And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion
and destroy the survivors of cities!”
20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said,
“Amalek was the first among the nations,
but its end is utter destruction.”

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1 John 4 (English Standard Version)

6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

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In the future a leader like a star will come from Jacob, a ruler with a scepter will come to power from Israel.

Numbers 24:17

How was God's love shown to us? God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could live through him.

1 John 4:9

Numbers 24 (Free Bible Version)

14 Listen! I'm going back home now to my own people, but first let me warn you what these Israelites are going to do to your people in the future.”
15 Then Balaam gave a declaration, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are wide open
16 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who receives knowledge from the Most High, who sees the vision given by Almighty, who bows down in respect with open eyes.
17 I see him, but this isn't now. I observe him, but this isn't close at hand. In the future a leader like a star will come from Jacob, a ruler with a scepter will come to power from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites, and destroy all the people of Seth.
18 The country of Edom will be conquered, his enemy Seir will be conquered, and the Israelites will be victorious.
19 A ruler from Jacob will come and destroy those left in the city.”
20 Balaam turned his attention to the Amalekites and gave this declaration about them, saying, “Amalek was first among the nations, but they will end up being destroyed.”

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1 John 4 (Free Bible Version)

6 We belong to God and whoever knows God listens to us, while whoever doesn't belong to God doesn't listen to us. This is how we can distinguish the spirit of truth from the spirit of deception.
7 Dear friends, let's go on loving one another, for love comes from God. All those who love are born of God and know God.
8 Those who don't love don't know God, for God is love.
9 How was God's love shown to us? God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could live through him.
10 This is love! It's not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and he sent his Son to be the reconciliation for our sins.
11 Friends, if this is the way God loves us, we ought to love one another like this too.
12 No one has ever seen God. However, if we love one another then God lives in us, and his love is fulfilled in us.

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