Day 52 of the podcast, reading Numbers 22-24 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Numbers+22-24/
This is day 52 of our journey.
Today we read the story of Balaam, a seer living in the region of Moab. When Israel is coming near to Moab, the Moabite king, Balak, calls on Balaam to curse Israel. Balaam is warned by God, an angel, and even his donkey that he must only speak the words that God gives him. When he arrives on the scene, Balak shows him the Israelite people from three different vantage points, and Balaam blesses them each time. Finally, Balak sends Balaam away in anger but, before leaving, Balaam puts a curse on Moab and the neighboring people foretelling that a leader coming out of Jacob would destroy them.
Join me in Numbers 22-24 to see that God's blessing on Israel cannot be thwarted or reversed.
Key verses:
Numbers 22:38
Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you. Now, am I able to speak just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
Numbers 23:27
Balak said to Balaam, “Come, please; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.”
Numbers 24:19
A ruler will be established from Jacob;he will destroy the remains of the city.’”
All Scriptures are from the NET.
