Last time, we ended our comments by saying that Peter said that Balaam loved the wages of unrighteousness [2;15]
Let's look now at;
1. Balaam's Counsel-
NUMBERS 31;8, 16-[TURN].
MICAH 6;5-[TURN].
2. His Soothsaying-JOSHUA 13;22-[TURN][.
3. His Curse-JOSHUA 24;9-10-[TURN]-NEHEMIAH 13;2-[TURN].
4. His Way-2 PETER 2;15-[TURN]. Hireling Prophet-market of his gift.
5. His Error-JUDE 11-[TURN].
Reasoning from natural morality, he supposed a righteous God must curse Israel, for their part in it.
6. His Doctrine-REVELATION 2;14-[TURN].
Was his teaching Balak to corrupt people, who couldn't be cursed by leading them to marry women of Moab, and to abandon their pilgrim character.
Union of World and Church=Spiritual Adultery-James 4;4-[Turn].
Balaam made 4 prophecies-but, we will only look at his last one--
NUMBERS 24;15-25-[TURN].
Balaam made some true statements;
Jacob and Israel are mentioned in all his prophecies.
In this last one, he saw a star, coming out of Jacob, whose authority, will destroy all of Israel's enemies, and He shall reign. [Christ is The Bright and Morning Star].
All who love Christ want to see Him return, and take possession of this world, and rule it, in Righteousness and Justice.
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