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Besides,
Balaam continued, “
Who
can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and
let my last end be like his.”
Upon
hearing the words of Balaam, Balak asked him, “What have you done to me? I
engaged you to curse my enemies, but instead you have altogether blessed them.”
But Balaam responded and asked Balak, “Must I not take heed to speak that which
the Lord has out in my mouth?”
Hearing
this Balak invited Balaam to go with him to another place where Balaam could
see the host of Israel but not completely and from that viewpoint, thought
Balak, Balaam could curse them.
So
Balak led Balaam via the field of Zophin, to Mount Pisgah and built seven
altars and offered a bullock and a ram on each altar there. And he said to Balak, stand here by the burnt
offering while I go yonder and meet with God.
And God
met Balaam again, and told him what to go and tell Balak; and on his return,
Balaam found Balak as before, standing with his princes beside the burnt
offering; and Balak enquired of him what was the word from the Lord
And
Balaam told him, “God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man
that he should repent. Hath He said and does he not do it, or has he spoken and
shall he not make it good?” More
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