Israel’s fatal encounter with with the Moabites is a perfect example illustrating what the word “fornication” really means from a true Torah-based or Biblical perspective. Understand that when the Moabites first approached Israel with friendly gestures and smiles, they were warmly welcomed. Given all of the hostility and the tiresome wandering in the desert Israel […]

“Israel stayed at Sheetim, and there the people began whoring with the women of Moav.  These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, where the people ate and bowed down to their gods. With Israel thus joined to Ba‘al-P‘or, the anger of Adonai blazed up against Israel.”-Numbers 25:1-3 Right off the bat […]

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 […]