No One Can Curse God’s People

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.  And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.  And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children …

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He Who Has the Sharp Two Edged Sword

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; "These things saith He which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 'I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast My name, and hast not denied My faith, even in those days wherein Antipas My faithful martyr, …

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Day Eleven – Prophet’s Doom

The prophet of God was to be faithful to God, God’s Word, and to God’s people.  The prophet of God was to speak the truth, speak what God said, and on the immediate surface of things it almost seems that Balaam was faithful in those things.  However,  What was he doing going with the enemy …

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A Zeal for GOD, and Holiness

Sometimes I fear, due to what some call grace, that holiness is a forgotten quality within Christianity. We need the zeal of Phinehas in dealing with sin; starting with our own sins. Due to the deceptive, lying, personal aggrandizing of Balaam to make his own greed successful the Moabites came in with lusty pleasures to …

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Even the False Will Bless Whom GOD Has Blessed

"And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon …

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Behold, The Lord Comes… – Jude 11-19

"Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees …

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For the LORD Had Said…

"For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun."  Numbers 26:65 (KJB) There had been an incident at Peor (chapter 25) where the Midianite people, discovering the sinful passions …

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Balaam Went to his Place

"And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way."  Numbers 24:25 (KJB) Let me share my thoughts on Balaam.  It is quite clear to me that he was out for the material reward of his "gift",  ie. his ability to use sorcery for good, for cursing, or …

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Let Us Be Warned by Cain, Balaam, and Korah

“Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.” Jude 1:11 (KJV) Verse 8 of Jude explains who the “Them” are of verse 11.  “Filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of …

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Trespass Against the LORD

Today's Reading:  Numbers 30 - 31 "And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword." "Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the …

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