The story of Balak and Balaam

Proof you can not serve two masters

AndGod wishes none to perish

•How are the Israelites described?

• The people were many • They will lick up everything around us like an

ox eats grass• They cover the face of the earth• They are to mighty for me• Num 1:46 603,550 men over 20 years old• Num 26:51 601,730 plus the Levites

Who is this Balaam• Son of Beor• From “Pethor near the river”• ? Sorcerer 22:7 they took him a diviners fee• Cursing Priest• Cursing Prophet• V:6 who he blessed was blessed and who he

cursed was cursed• We will start with the assumption he is not a man

of God

Who is this Balaam

Vs 22 Why is God angry?

1. Did the men come to get him in the morning?

2. Was Balaam up early saddled up and eagerly ready to go?

3. Was Balaam up early saddled and ready, then went to hurry the men so they could get going?

Balaam’s wake up call

How would you have reacted if you were Balaam?

Why was he not in shock or surprised?

Why was the donkey able to see the Angel of the Lord and Balaam wasn’t?

What was so Perverse?

2 Peter 1 (New King James Version)1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Acts 2: 36-39 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.

Warnings from Israel’s history

1 Cor 10: 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. 12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Romans 3: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.

Gal 3: 26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.