Setting - Balaam is prophesying about Israel’s success over the nations
Content - Even though Balaam is pagan prophesier, he states how Israel will conquer the great nations. Balak was angry that Balaam didn’t curse Israel as Balak hoped.
Application - A pagan prophet foretold of the destruction of nations, but these nations didn’t repent. They followed pagan god’s who would eventually do nothing for them. As with Nineveh, God wanted them to repent, Jonah 3:2, “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message of judgment I have given you." Nineveh did repent and God showed mercy, Jonah 3:9 & 10, “Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will have pity on us and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us. When God saw that they had put a stop to their evil ways, he had mercy on them and didn't carry out the destruction he had threatened.” But with as seen with Moab, they were destroyed, Jeremiah 48:42, 45-47, (42) "Moab will be destroyed from {being} a people Because he has become arrogant toward the LORD. (45)"In the shadow of Heshbon The fugitives stand without strength; For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon And a flame from the midst of Sihon, And it has devoured the forehead of Moab And the scalps of the riotous revelers. (46) "Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive And your daughters into captivity. (47) Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab In the latter days," declares the LORD. Thus far the judgment on Moab.
We could only hope that other nations, or individuals, repent and God would show mercy upon then. But as we see many times in the bible, nations and individuals chose to not believe
Content - Even though Balaam is pagan prophesier, he states how Israel will conquer the great nations. Balak was angry that Balaam didn’t curse Israel as Balak hoped.
Application - A pagan prophet foretold of the destruction of nations, but these nations didn’t repent. They followed pagan god’s who would eventually do nothing for them. As with Nineveh, God wanted them to repent, Jonah 3:2, “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message of judgment I have given you." Nineveh did repent and God showed mercy, Jonah 3:9 & 10, “Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will have pity on us and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us. When God saw that they had put a stop to their evil ways, he had mercy on them and didn't carry out the destruction he had threatened.” But with as seen with Moab, they were destroyed, Jeremiah 48:42, 45-47, (42) "Moab will be destroyed from {being} a people Because he has become arrogant toward the LORD. (45)"In the shadow of Heshbon The fugitives stand without strength; For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon And a flame from the midst of Sihon, And it has devoured the forehead of Moab And the scalps of the riotous revelers. (46) "Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive And your daughters into captivity. (47) Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab In the latter days," declares the LORD. Thus far the judgment on Moab.
We could only hope that other nations, or individuals, repent and God would show mercy upon then. But as we see many times in the bible, nations and individuals chose to not believe
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