People of the World where are you going? Turn back to God! Back to your faithful principles!
CENSUS OF THE NEW GENERATION
Then it happened after the plague that the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,
“Take a census of all the [males in the] congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, all in Israel who are able to go to war.”
BAAL WORSHIP AT PEOR
Baal Worship at Peor. Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].
For they invited the Israelites to the sacrifices of their gods, and the Israelites ate [food offered to idols] and bowed down to Moab’s gods.
So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel
BALAAM’S FINAL ORACLE
Balaam’s final Oracle. The oracle of him who hears the words of God And knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered
BALAAM’S VISION OF ISRAEL’S PROSPERITY
When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as he had done each time before [superstitiously] to seek omens and signs [in the natural world], but he set his face toward the wilderness (desert).
NO ENCHANTMENT AGAINST ISRAEL
Balaam’s Second Oracle. “God has not observed wickedness in Jacob [for he is forgiven], Nor has He seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with Israel, And the shout of their King is among the people.
A BLESSING INSTEAD OF A CURSE
Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but here you have [thoroughly] blessed them instead!” Balaam answered, “Must I not be obedient and careful to speak what the LORD has put in my mouth?
BALAM’S DONKEY AND THE ANGEL
When the donkey saw the Angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, so Balaam was angry and he struck the donkey [a third time] with his staff.
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have struck me these three times?”
BALAM SENT FOR TO CURSE ISRAEL
Balaam sent for, to curse Israel. Now please come, curse these people for me, for they are too powerful for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know [your reputation] that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
VICTORY OVER THE AMORITES
Then Israel struck the king of the Amorites with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the boundary of the Ammonites was strong.
Israel took all these cities, and settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its towns.
THE BRAZEN SERPENT; JOURNEYING TO PISGAH
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten will live when he looks at it.”
So Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on the pole, and it happened that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived.