Numbers. Balaam had so much potential for good, but his greed led him astray. I was jolted by this verse in Chapter 23: "No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel." In our trips to the Dominican, I feel the presence of spiritual warfare like I am just beginning to feel here in the U.S. But I never feel really afraid.
After the plan to have Balaam curse them failed, obviously the enemy had another trick to pull. You attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. Balaam is later blamed for this ploy, so he obviously told Balak a weakness that he saw. The Israelites were brave and strong, making it nearly impossible to conquer them in battle. However, if they turned their hearts away to false gods, they would lose their favor. How to tempt them? Sex. How many people of God have been brought down by this temptation over the generations? It's a critical lesson.
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