When the representatives of Balak came to Balaam, it was a combination of leaders from two groups of people – the Moabites and the Midianites (Numbers 22:7). Balaam had one more conversation with Balak and with the Midianite leaders. During his conversation with these leaders, he provided some instruction about how to defeat Israel. This… Read More »
Numbers 24:1 “And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.” The first two times that sacrifices were offered (Numbers 23) and Balaam seeks God’s will in what to tell Balak – the… Read More »
Numbers 22:20,21 “And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the… Read More »
Numbers 22:12 “And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.” Balaam was a prophet of God from a nation other than Israel. He had been preaching and prophesying for some time and was well-known in the region. A king from another land… Read More »