BRAGADAYJAH 139

Friday, December 19, 2014

BRAGADAYJAH 460


So in accordance with their instructions the messengers of Balak sought out Balaam with their odious message from their King to curse Israel.  No doubt Balak’s concept of Balaam was his reputation as a false prophet who would do anything for money, like so many false prophets of our day who are hungry for filthy lucre. So Balak’s emissaries approached Balaam laden with gifts and bribes to beseech him to move against God’s people.
Notwithstanding Balaam’s greed, he obviously was not unmindful of the dangers not to mention the difficulties of his would be undertaking to curse God’s people; but he could not even then turn down such a golden opportunity to line his pockets; so he played for time. “Let me think about it overnight, he said, and I will give you my answer in the morning; so the messengers decided, or he invited them to spend the night at his mansion.

However, God was watching and hearing what was going on, so in the night he paid Balaam a visit.

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