Oct 15, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor...
Oct 14, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He shall pour water from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. (Numbers 24:7) As was mentioned in the previous devotion, rather than cursing Israel, Balaam blessed them. Actually,...
Oct 13, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Then he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened, the utterance of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty.” (Numbers 24:3-4) There is a message that comes...
Oct 12, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
For there is no sorcery against Jacob, nor any divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob and of Israel, “Oh, what God has done!” (Numbers 23:23) The prophet Amos wrote, “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His...
Oct 11, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a King is among them. (Numbers 23:21) This verse – especially the part about having “not observed iniquity” — has interesting...
Oct 10, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.” So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built...
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