THE OBJECTIVE ASPECT OF LIFE--Part 8

Fifth-The 5th type of Christ, as The Son of Man, to supply the need of His people, on their journey was The Star of Jacob, which prefigured provision for our hope--
NUMBERS 24;15-19-[[Turn].

The ''Star out of Jacob'' was a prophecy, given by Balaam, who is described in NUMBERS 22, 23, and 24.
Balaam ''confounding the people''] was a man, who was not only gifted in natural abilities, but he had some knowledge of God.

Now, Get This Truth; UNREGENERATE PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES.
They can have a intellectual head-knowledge of God's Word.

In Numbers 22-24, The Holy Spirit turns aside from The History and Experience of Israel in The
Wilderness, to discuss the strategies of her enemies,

One would think that after The Serpent of Brass, Israel would have learned to judge The Flesh,
to give place to The Holy Spirit, and to be victorious over the influences hostile to God.
However, God must now, make known to His people, that hostile counsels against Him, were in progress.
Secret plans to curse Israel were in the making.

Can Satan succeed to curse God's people, and prevent their entering into The Promise Land/
The question, now, was neither Deliverance from Egypt, nor Conversion, but Progressive
Sanctification.

Satan works overtime, and uses newly-devised schemes, to keep God's people from their promised possessions.
Hence, as soon as God's people learn about the flesh's weakness, and God's remedy for it, Satan changes his tactics.

He tries to curse what God has blessed.
This is impossible, because God's people have been elected, redeemed, and set apart positionally, in Christ.

Balaam had some knowledge of God, but with him, there was an unholy mixture of good statements with wicked actions.
Some of his good statements--
NUMBERS 22;18-[TURN]
NUMBERS 23;8-10-[TURN].

Some of his evil actions--
NUMBERS 22;23-[TURN].
NUMBERS 23;13-14-[TURN].
Like Balaam, a price is attached to the sermons of some eloquent preachers, who put all their religion in their discourses, and all their pathos, in their voice.

Peter said that Balaam loved the wages of unrighteousness in 2 Peter 2;15.

[next blog we will continue looking at Balaam.]