23:20-24
Balaam had received a command to bless Israel, and nothing could change that. God has determined to bless Israel, and bless Israel is what He will do. God had brought the Israelites out of Egypt, and He did so in order to take them to a good place (despite what the Israelites themselves often thought!). Then he says that there is no comparison between the blessing of God and the divination of the various seers etc of the nations. God has determined to make Israel strong. This purpose still stands. This does not mean Israel’s sinfulness is overlooked, the Bible makes that abundantly clear. But we are in a whole different ball game. When we see the world in increasing rebellion against God we should not fear, for the rebels of the world are like the enchanters etc of Balak’s time, utterly useless against God.
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