Deuteronomy 23 ties God’s presence to everyday life—who gathers, how camps are kept, how refugees are treated, how money and vows are handled. In Christ the welcome widens and the moral core deepens, forming a people marked by clean worship, mercy, and truthful generosity.
Numbers 31 records a sober campaign against Midian framed by holiness and gratitude. Purification, equitable division of spoil, and a memorial gift teach justice under God and thanksgiving for preservation.
Balaam lays aside omens and, by the Spirit, blesses Israel with images of water, trees, and a rising ruler. Numbers 24 lifts our eyes to God’s planted people and the promised King whose rule secures their future.
Balak hires Balaam to curse Israel, but God turns every attempt into blessing and reaffirms his unchanging promise in Numbers 23. From the heights we learn to trust the Lord’s faithful word, not human techniques or omens.
A frightened king hires a famous seer, only to learn that God owns the mouth he tried to rent. On the road, a donkey sees, an angel stands, and blessing proves stronger than any curse.
2 Peter 2 unmasks false teachers and reassures believers that God both rescues the godly and reserves the wicked for judgment. Learn how to spot counterfeits and stand firm in the freedom Christ gives.
In Revelation 2:14, Jesus addresses the church in Pergamum and warns them, “Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality.”