“Who has counted the dust of Ya‘akov or numbered the ashes of Israel? May I die as the righteous die! May my end be like theirs!” -Numbers 23:10 In Numbers Chapter 23, there are two oracles presented through the mouth of Balaam. The first oracle is from verses 7 to 10. The second oracle is […]

We are deep in the thick of the story of Balaam and Balak and I’m sure you will agree that it is quite a theological feast just loaded with all kinds of morsels for our growth and understanding of Scripture.   Let’s take stock of where we’re at in this incredible story and go over […]

“How am I to curse those whom God has not cursed? How am I to denounce those whom Adonai has not denounced? From the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them — yes, a people that will dwell alone and not think itself one of the nations.” -Numbers 23:8-9 […]

Today we begin Numbers Chapter 23. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “Bil‘am said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare me seven bulls and seven rams here.”  Balak did as Bil‘am said; then Balak and Bil‘am offered a bull and a ram on each […]

“When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite town on the Arnon border, at the edge of his territory. Balak said to Balaam, ‘Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?’”-Numbers 22:36-37 We […]