Scripture: Then Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back.” And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the […]
Our Place and Value
Scripture: And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand, for then I would kill you.” Numbers 22:29 ESV Observation: King Balak, gripped with fear of the encroaching Israelites, receives word from his elders that Balaam refused to come and curse these foreigners. […]
Don’t Mess with the Blessed
Scripture: And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I […]
Songs of Victory
Scripture: And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. Therefore the ballad singers say, “Come to Heshbon, let it be built; let the city of Sihon be established. For fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the city of Sihon. It […]
Our Battle Cry
Scripture: And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together, so that I may give them water.” Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well!—Sing to it—the well that the princes made, that the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter […]
Keep Looking Up
Scripture: And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, […]
