Numbers 23
Balak ask Balaam to curse the Israelites. God met with Balaam and gave him word (v4, 5, 16). Instead of cursing, blessing came forth from the mouth of Balaam because he spoke what the Lord spoke to him for Israel and for Balak. God is always a God who promises. The promises He had given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob still stand, v10 – “Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the fourth part of Israel?” v21 – “No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.”
Numbers 24
Balak still don’t want to give up of Balaam. He still wanted Balaam to curse the Israelites and will handsomely reward Balaam if he will to do so. But again for the next 4 times, Balaam blessed Israelites according to what the Lord spoke to him. Total 6 times. Read v 5-7 about God’s hand over Israel.
v17 – A star will come out of Jacob
v 19 – A ruler will come out of Jacob
Numbers 25
The Moabite women seduced the Israelites into bowing down to other gods. God’s anger was with the Israelites who worshipped other gods, Baal of Poer, and He sent a plague killing 24,000. The plague was stopped because the priest was zealous for the honor of his God. (v10-13)
Balak ask Balaam to curse the Israelites. God met with Balaam and gave him word (v4, 5, 16). Instead of cursing, blessing came forth from the mouth of Balaam because he spoke what the Lord spoke to him for Israel and for Balak. God is always a God who promises. The promises He had given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob still stand, v10 – “Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the fourth part of Israel?” v21 – “No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.”
Numbers 24
Balak still don’t want to give up of Balaam. He still wanted Balaam to curse the Israelites and will handsomely reward Balaam if he will to do so. But again for the next 4 times, Balaam blessed Israelites according to what the Lord spoke to him. Total 6 times. Read v 5-7 about God’s hand over Israel.
v17 – A star will come out of Jacob
v 19 – A ruler will come out of Jacob
Numbers 25
The Moabite women seduced the Israelites into bowing down to other gods. God’s anger was with the Israelites who worshipped other gods, Baal of Poer, and He sent a plague killing 24,000. The plague was stopped because the priest was zealous for the honor of his God. (v10-13)
