"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it... A star shall come from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel..."
This is a most interesting piece of scripture, coming from the mouth of one the most unassuming of God's mouthpieces, unless it was the donkey that God used to speak to this man. But I think that would be demeaning to the donkey. Balaam was something like a "witch doctor" whom Balak, king of Moab, because of his fear of Israel's strength and forward progress, sought out to put a curse on Israel. But God interfered, telling Balaam not to curse the people; "for they are blessed" (Numbers 22:12). So, as the story unfolds, no matter how much Balak tried to bribe Balaam to curse Israel, Balaam would only bless them. This made Balak extremely angry, but, even against this, Balaam, who was under "God's control", declared a profound truth, saying, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it. ...A star shall come from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel..." Listen, dear follower of Christ, God has put His blessing on you and, no matter what Satan tries to do to "curse" you, God is greater. He has blessed and no one can revoke it! Then, to top it off, God prophecies through Balaam that "A star shall come from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel." With clear Messianic overtones, this promise is the nail in Satan's coffin. Stay in there until the last chapter! It's a humdinger!
This is a most interesting piece of scripture, coming from the mouth of one the most unassuming of God's mouthpieces, unless it was the donkey that God used to speak to this man. But I think that would be demeaning to the donkey. Balaam was something like a "witch doctor" whom Balak, king of Moab, because of his fear of Israel's strength and forward progress, sought out to put a curse on Israel. But God interfered, telling Balaam not to curse the people; "for they are blessed" (Numbers 22:12). So, as the story unfolds, no matter how much Balak tried to bribe Balaam to curse Israel, Balaam would only bless them. This made Balak extremely angry, but, even against this, Balaam, who was under "God's control", declared a profound truth, saying, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Behold, I have received a command to bless; When He has blessed, then I cannot revoke it. ...A star shall come from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel..." Listen, dear follower of Christ, God has put His blessing on you and, no matter what Satan tries to do to "curse" you, God is greater. He has blessed and no one can revoke it! Then, to top it off, God prophecies through Balaam that "A star shall come from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel." With clear Messianic overtones, this promise is the nail in Satan's coffin. Stay in there until the last chapter! It's a humdinger!
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