23:25,26
Having seen that despite asking Balaam to curse the Israelites he now tells Balaam to do nothing at all. However, Balaam responds that he has to do what God tells him to say. This further adds to the enigma of Balaam. Outwardly he is obeying the Lord, but it would seem that this is outward only (Matt 7:21-23).
23:27-30
Having tried the idea of moving to a different place once and having seen it fail, Balak has not learnt anything. So he once again takes Balaam to another place in the hope that God will curse the Israelites from there. He does seem to realise that the outcome is up to God now, rather than up to Balaam. Balaam goes along with Balak, and once again goes through the rigmarole of setting up seven altars with the associated sacrifices. So the altars were set up and the sacrifices offered.
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