Archives for April 2018

Today we begin Numbers Chapter 25. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. So we’ve just finished off our study of Balaam and Balak and boy the contrast between that story and what we encounter in this chapter are like night and day. Balaam has just finished proclaiming […]

Now I don’t know if you caught this or not, but the story of Balaam and Balak is a prophetic story pointing to the gentile church. “How so?” you ask? Well, think about it. Balaam is a gentile who has an awareness of things spiritual. One might even call him a God-fearer. He hears from […]

“His enemies will be his possessions — Edom and Seir, possessions. Israel will do valiantly, From Yaakov will come someone who will rule, and he will destroy what is left of the city.” -Numbers 24:18-19 In Balaam’s third oracle, notice that Numbers 24:19 contains a Messianic prophesy. As I mentioned yesterday, one of the key […]

“When they lie down they crouch like a lion, or like a lioness — who dares to rouse it? Blessed be all who bless you! Cursed be all who curse you!” -Numbers 24:9 On top of the third mountain peak, Balaam continues to proclaim words of blessing concerning Israel! He declares how pleased the Lord […]

“This is the speech of Bil‘am, son of B‘or; the speech of the man whose eyes have been opened; the speech of him who hears God’s words; who sees what Shaddai sees, who has fallen, yet has open eyes:” -Numbers 24:3-4   Out of the three oracles that proceeded from the mouth of Balaam, yesterday, […]