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Numbers 23: Balaam made king Balak make 7 offerings and left
to inquire of God and God declared that Balaam was brought here by Balak to
curse Israel, but Balaam cannot curse what God has not cursed and may Balaam's
death be that of the righteous and end like the Israelites. This offended Balak because he was blessing the Jews and not
cursing them, but Balaam told him
that is what God put in his mouth. Balak took him to where he could see some
of the Jews and they made another 7 offerings. Balaam asked God and God
declared that God does not lie or change his mind, but has blessed Israel and he
is their God. Balak asked Balaam to neither bless nor curse them, but
Balaam said he only speaks as God commands. So Balak offer a third
offering.
Numbers 24:
Balaam soon realized that blessing Israel pleased God, so this time he faced
the desert and not his sorcery to see Israel camped in tribes. So God did speak
through divination and sorcery to prophets. God declared that Balaam hears and
sees God clearly and the tents of Israel are beautiful. Israel will devour
hostile nations, those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse
Israel will be cursed. Balak was angry with Balaam for blessing Israel 3
time and asked him to leave without pay. Balaam told him that he had
always said that he will say only what God wants him to say. Balaam then
prophesized that a great one will come out of Israel (Jesus) to defeat Moab and
Edom, as well as Israel will grow strong, but the Amalek and Kenites will be
destroyed. Ballam then left Balak, king of Moab.
Numbers 25: Israel began to have sexual relations with Moabite women
and sacrifice to their Baal gods. The made God angry and asked Moses to put to
death all those that worshipped Baal to turn away God's anger from Israel.
About 24,000 were killed including the one Phinehas (Aaron's grandson) killed
with a spear, who brought in a Midianite women in the presence of all during the
time of the judgment. God was pleased with Phinehas' zeal that God made a
covenant of peace for a lasting priesthood with him because he was zealous to
honor God and made atonement for Israel. God told Moses to treat the Midianites
as enemies.
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
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Numbers 26:
God asked Moses and Eleazar (son of Aaron) to take a census of the people
over the age of 20 that could join the army. The total fighting men of
Israel was 601,730 and God wanted the larger group to have more land and
inheritance (Judah had the most of 76,500, while Ephraim had the least of
32,500). The Levites from a month old numbered 23,000, but were separated
from the rest of Israel or the army (I guess dedication to God means low
reproduction). All those who doubted God had died except Caleb and Joshua and
God had assured them that none will see the promised land to their ancestors. Numbers 27:
The daughters of Zelophehad of Manasseh, a man that died in the desert for
his own sin without leaving any son, came before Moses and Eleazar to demand
inheritance from their father's relatives. Moses asked God and God agreed that
their father's share should be given to them. God is very fair to everyone
regardless of race, gender, or creed. God then commanded that anyone without
sons should have their inheritance given to the daughters and to his brothers if
he had no children. God is a Patriarch and inheritance goes through the
male line, except there are no sons. The nearest relatives can have the
inheritance if the man has no brothers. Women share in their husband's
inheritance or get their father's inheritance if they had no brothers to inherit
it. So God expects ever woman to belong to a family by marriage and Satan
opposes patriarchy to distort God's order. |
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