In Numbers, chapter twenty-five, verse eleven, Phinehas’ holy anger reacted to the moral degeneration and idolatry among God’s people. His exceptional zeal for God’s honor was evident in his love of righteousness and hatred of sin, as God Himself shows His enthusiasm typifies the enthusiasm of Christ for God’s holiness. The Lord gave Phinehas the …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-five, verse two, the Israelites called upon the people to the sacrifices of their gods: where the people did eat and bowed down to their gods. The Israelites began to commit whoredom with some of the daughters of Moab when they arrived in a place called Shittim. The area is enormous in …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-four, verse two, the Spirit coming upon Balaam here is not synonymous with the filling with the Spirit recorded in the New Testament in Acts two, one through four. The Spirit came upon him for revelation, not for the endorsement as a prophet. God occasionally does use individuals who are not in …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-two, verse twenty-eight, the Lord opens the mouth of the donkey. Earlier, Balaam saddled his mule to travel with the princes of Moab, and God was angry because he went. The angel of the Lord stood in Balaam’s way to disrupt his intentions. During the travel of Balaam along with the two …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-two, verse twenty-two, God permitted Balaam to go but was angry with him because Balaam was considering Balak’s offer. Balaam’s spiritual blindness reveals through the incident with the donkey.Though God had given Balaam leave to go. However, it was upon condition that the princes called him to go with them. Balaam went …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-two, verse eighteen, Balaam answers the Sons of Balak with an intelligent response. Balaam’s reference to “the Lord my God” may indicate that His worship of many gods included the worship of the God of Israel. Scripture depicts Balaam as a man motivated by money rather than righteousness. The servants of Balak …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-two, verse five, Balaam was not an Israelite but an internationally known priest-diviner. Balak believed that this man could place a curse on others, as described in verse six. He believes Balaam was able to do this by influencing the will of the gods and spirits through his secret knowledge of sorcery, …
In Numbers, chapter twenty-one, verse nine, the living-giving power of the brass serpent anticipates the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, who was lifted on the cross to bring to all who took to Him. John three, fourteen through fifteen, states, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son …
In Numbers twenty-one, verse three, God, through Israel, destroyed the Caananites in the Negev. The destruction was a just act upon those who committed sin, immorality, violence, and unrighteousness. As the Lord of history, God has the right to decide when it is best to destroy the wicked to accomplish His redemptive purpose for the …
In Numbers, chapter twenty, verse twelve, Moses was forbidden to lead God’s people into Canaan because he had not carefully followed the Lord’s command as instructed in verse eight, and the result from verse eleven. Moses was the spiritual leader of God’s people, the one through whom God gave the law. His responsibility to obey …
