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By Reuven Doron
any beautiful promises and blessings recalls the story of Balaam and his remarkable and are settling next to me! … please come
spoken about the people of Israel prophecies over Israel just before the newborn at once, curse this people for me, for they
came not from friends or lovers of nation entered the Promised Land. The kings are too mighty … Perhaps I shall be able
God’s people, but from the mouth of a of Moab and Median “sent messengers to defeat them and drive them out of the
Mgreedy pagan diviner who planned to to Balaam the son of Beor… to call him, land...” (Numbers 22:5-6). Balaam was no
use his mystical powers to curse God’s people saying: ‘Look, a people has come from friend of Israel, but he did know the voice of the
in return for a hefty fee. Numbers 22:2-25:9 Egypt… they cover the face of the earth, Lord and became God’s unusual mouthpiece.
The Athenian and the Angel.
A painting by Rembrandt 1626. Image
courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Blessed beyond
A story of remarkable prophecies
the curse and a tragic end
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