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Themes in Numbers 22
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Themes in Numbers 22

Numbers 22:1

The Israelites moved and set up camp across from Jericho. They were on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River.

Numbers 22:2

Balak, son of Zippor, saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

Numbers 22:3

The Moabites were very afraid because there were so many Israelites. Also, the Moabites did not like these people.

Numbers 22:4

So the Moabites said to the leaders of Midian: All those people will eventually eat up everything around us the same way cattle eat up the grass in a field. At that time Balak, son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

Numbers 22:5

He sent messengers to summon Balaam, son of Beor, who was at Pethor, on the Euphrates River, in the land where his people lived. Balak's message was: A nation has just come here from Egypt. They have spread out all over the countryside and are setting up their camp here in front of me.

Numbers 22:6

They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then maybe we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse.

Numbers 22:7

The elders of Moab and Midian left. They took money with them to pay for Balaam's services. They came to Balaam and told him what Balak had said.

Numbers 22:8

Spend the night here, Balaam said to them, and I will report to you what Jehovah tells me. So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
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Numbers 22:9

God came to Balaam and asked: Who are these men with you?

Numbers 22:10

Balaam answered: Balak, son of King Zippor of Moab, sent them with this message:

Numbers 22:11

Some people came from Egypt and are spreading out all over the countryside. Now come and curse them for me. Maybe I will be able to fight them and force them out.

Numbers 22:12

God said to Balaam: Do not go with them! Do not curse these people. They are blessed!

Numbers 22:13

When Balaam got up in the morning, he said to Balak's princes: Go back to your own country. Jehovah has refused to let me go with you.

Numbers 22:14

The Moabite princes went back to Balak and said: Balaam refused to come with us.

Numbers 22:15

Balak sent a larger group of more highly respected princes.

Numbers 22:16

When they came to Balaam they said to him: This is what Balak son of Zippor says: 'Do not let anything keep you from coming to me.

Numbers 22:17

I will make sure you are richly rewarded. I will do whatever you ask. Please, come and curse (execrate) these people for me.'

Numbers 22:18

Balaam answered Balak's servants: Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not disobey the command of Jehovah my God no matter whether the request was important or not.

Numbers 22:19

Now, please stay here tonight, as the others did, and I will find out what else Jehovah may have to tell me.

Numbers 22:20

That night God came to Balaam and said: If these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you.

Numbers 22:21

Balaam got up in the morning and saddled his donkey and left with the Moabite princes.

Numbers 22:22

God became angry that he was going. So the angel of Jehovah stood in the road to stop him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, accompanied by his two servants.

Numbers 22:23

The donkey saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the road with his sword drawn. The donkey turned off the road into a field. Balaam hit the donkey to get it back on the road.

Numbers 22:24

Where the road went through the vineyards, it was narrow, with stonewalls on both sides. Now the angel of Jehovah stood there.

Numbers 22:25

The donkey saw the angel and it moved over against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against it. Again Balaam beat the donkey.

Numbers 22:26

Once more the angel moved ahead. He stood in a narrow place where there was no room at all to pass on either side.

Numbers 22:27

This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down. Balaam lost his temper and began to beat the donkey with his stick.

Numbers 22:28

Jehovah gave the donkey the power of speech. The donkey said to Balaam: What have I done to you? Why have you beaten me these three times?

Numbers 22:29

Balaam answered: It is because you have made a fool of me! If I had a sword, I would kill you.

Numbers 22:30

The donkey replied: Am I not the same donkey on which you have ridden all your life? Have I ever treated you like this before? No, he answered.

Numbers 22:31

Then Jehovah let Balaam see the angel standing there with his sword. Balaam threw himself face down on the ground.

Numbers 22:32

The angel demanded: Why have you beaten your donkey three times like this? I have come to bar your way, because you should not be making this journey.

Numbers 22:33

But your donkey saw me and turned aside three times. If it had not, I would have killed you and spared the donkey.

Numbers 22:34

Balaam replied: I have sinned. I did not know that you were standing in the road to oppose me. Now if you think it is wrong for me to go on I will return home.

Numbers 22:35

But the angel said: Go on with these men, but say only what I tell you to say. Thus Balaam went on with them.

Numbers 22:36

Balak heard that Balaam was coming. He went to meet him at Ar, a city on the Arnon River at the border of Moab.

Numbers 22:37

Balak said to him: Why did you not come when I sent for you the first time? Did you think I was not able to reward you enough?

Numbers 22:38

Balaam answered: I am here now. But now, what power do I have? I can say only what God tells me to say.

Numbers 22:39

Balaam went with Balak to the town of Huzoth.

Numbers 22:40

Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.

Numbers 22:41

The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth Baal, from where Balaam could see a part of the people of Israel.
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